Example sentences of "of [noun sg] need [prep] [be] [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Now any adequate account of self needs to be able , I think , to encompass and try to make intelligible the ways in which women and men experience themselves . |
| 2 | Your level of control needs to be high enough so that your carrot and stick power matters and is taken seriously by others . |
| 3 | If consumerism is to be as important as this suggests , then the definition of consumer needs to be wide : it must include the ‘ hidden consumers ’ who do not have much contact with social services departments , and it needs to include both clients and their carers . |
| 4 | It is now more than ever clear that every section of society needs to be involved in responding to AIDS , including the churches . |
| 5 | Guidance was given on the government and academic organization of polytechnics : the system of government needed to be suitable for institutions serving national as well as regional and local needs , and to be attractive to staff who would be able to ‘ share fully in their government and management as academic communities ’ . |
| 6 | Because different communities have different needs , the system of government needs to be flexible ; local government allegedly provides this by enabling local councillors , drawn from and accountable to the local electorate , to determine local priorities . |
| 7 | Although I fully understand why the Secretary of State needs to be cautious about the Maxwell case , will he be more firm on the need for change ? |
| 8 | At all times the language of worship needs to be clear , but not banal . |