Example sentences of "[noun] [vb mod] be need " in BNC.

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1 OECD says rate rise may be needed to defend pound .
2 Particular skills may be needed with elderly people if there are communication difficulties .
3 In order to make sense of them inferential skills may be needed , as well as an understanding of certain principles not unlike the minimal distance principle that operates for pronominal reference .
4 Ideologies may be needed to neutralise ‘ natural ’ human characteristics which are prior to all practices .
5 Ten or more coaches may be needed for a provincial tour by the Queen when the train becomes her Palace on Wheels .
6 Nonetheless , since the sea waybill 's text may be needed by the consignee or by customs brokers or authorities , it may be transmitted electronically to the port of destination .
7 Help or counsel may be needed to reach these new insights .
8 In the event of a sudden shortfall in staffing levels , the agreement of sonic staff members to work additional hours may be needed .
9 Also , the time scale is often too rapid for the eye to follow the phenomena ; high-speed photography or some other special technique may be needed .
10 It is quite difficult to align all the spacers at the same time and several attempts may be needed .
11 Then it may not be possible to load records in any predetermined order , and lower packing densities and changes in bucket size or type of algorithm may be needed to give an acceptable performance .
12 A lot of tact may be needed at times , yes .
13 Some ruthlessness may be needed .
14 Cloche protection may be needed .
15 Space all of them appropriately for their final size , and put in stakes wherever support may be needed .
16 Young stallions who have never served a mare may settle down after castration , but a good six months may be needed to allow for the hormones to leave their system .
17 Other remedies may be needed later .
18 Sensitive guidance may be needed for young musicians .
19 This approach , far from just offering a comfortable sense of hand-holding , serves as an excellent safety net , as it helps us to identify at an early stage where a trainee 's progress may be for some reason deficient , and to take whatever steps may be needed to rectify the situation .
20 A neutral soil of pH6 is ideal , and the addition of ground limestone , calcified seaweed , slaked lime , and/or basic slag may be needed to achieve this .
21 In other cases a criterion may be needed , and one frequently used is the payback period .
22 In other cases a criterion may be needed , and one frequently used is the payback period .
23 This remedy may be needed after a fright , rage , vexation , jealousy or hearing bad news .
24 In their view the economy has the capacity to adjust to technological changes and maintain full employment , though some government action may be needed in order to aid the adjustment process .
25 But if the nation 's children are to get the education they deserve , concerted action may be needed .
26 Specialists from the Cambridge-based Sea Mammal Research Unit believe that they are unable to find a way out and that a rescue attempt may be needed .
27 The possibility that books may be needed at some future date tends to encourage a defensive strategy of retention .
28 Repeated regular practice may be needed to establish this awareness .
29 It seems to us that research may be needed to identify those non-EC countries compliance with whose laws would result in accounts in minimal form , in conjunction with any monitoring operation . ’
30 Then it is into marzipan , or ribbed , or flaked , or on top of Dundee cake , or wherever else almonds may be needed .
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