Example sentences of "a need " in BNC.
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| 1 | There was clearly a need to adapt my lifestyle , but playing the role of victim was never among my plans . |
| 2 | He felt a need to discover who he was , and to write directly about that , and about his books , to step out of the shadows . |
| 3 | The Facts says that the ‘ crack-up ’ of 1987 had induced ‘ fiction fatigue ’ , a need to ‘ demythologise myself and play it straight ’ . |
| 4 | This indicates an acceptance of the state structures , or a recognition of a need for the separation of Northern Ireland from the remaining state structure of Ireland , but at the same time a continuing opposition to protestant — loyalist dominance . |
| 5 | One can also add that there is something in the present policies of the SDLP which suggest a need to maintain a somewhat fragile unity in respect of the national question . |
| 6 | The practice might not know that a need exists and may be able to help . |
| 7 | As long ago now as 1974 , Michael Maguire argued a need for a semantic ethnography of police systems and the criminals they pursue ; and there has been a subsequent trickle of attempts to carry out participant observation inside the world of ‘ cops and robbers ’ . |
| 8 | In the light of these partial versions of reality , I suggest there is a need to look beyond the surface presentation , whether handed out in the form of a press release or in the crime statistics which senior officers consistently use as an indication of social mayhem . |
| 9 | The vast library on police matters was clearly under-used and there is obviously a need for a critical ethnography of the college itself , for it takes in numbers of senior and middle police managers each year , maintains a considerable staff of academics and visiting lecturers , but has singularly failed to provide an academically stimulating ‘ university of policing ’ . |
| 10 | And she softened her demanding when to spending time listening to Lucy , thrilling her with music and words , filled with a need to have Lucy know she was loved unconditionally . |
| 11 | Talk to your local councillor as well , if you feel there is a need which is not being met . |
| 12 | If you feel that there is a need for a particular kind of care , ask whether it might be arranged . |
| 13 | Age Concern believes that there is also a need for more provision of smaller accommodation , particularly in the public sector . |
| 14 | There is a need for close and on-going liaison with the regions and PTEs , but at the end of the day it is the sector that calls the tune . |
| 15 | The 1980s saw the extensive refurbishment of the aging Class 31 fleet and a need for the more eth fitted Class 31/4s . |
| 16 | The history of the past 30 years in brewing has been dominated by the emergence of a handful of giant national companies — Bass , Allied , Whitbread , GrandMet/Watney , Courage , and Scottish & Newcastle — driven by a need to maximise profit rather than concentrating on high quality products that also generate a good return . |
| 17 | And Tikhon 's own further move is n't right either : ‘ If you do not feel a need , and if you love nothing , it follows you are incapable of it . ’ |
| 18 | Leading Article : Still a need for the big idea |
| 19 | Mr Skinner insisted : ‘ There will always be a need for socialism , whether in Britain or anywhere else , so long as there are millionaires living in the lap of luxury and other people living in cardboard boxes , so long as we have a system which allows the poor countries of the world to hand over $50m to the rich . ’ |
| 20 | But the satellite companies will not only have a rising income from subscriptions and a need to invest it in their struggle for a credible share of the viewing audience . |
| 21 | ‘ Although the number of applications is small , there is little doubt that the scheme fulfils a need for those most deserving of assistance , ’ Mr Moss said . |
| 22 | He believes there is now a need for a more precise method of monitoring crack abuse nationally , similar to the Dawn ( Drug Awareness Warning Network ) method , used in the United States , which compiles statistics through information taken from hospitals . |
| 23 | The report , which looks at all 29 English polytechnics , said there is a need for substantial investment in new capital equipment in most . |
| 24 | ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days . |
| 25 | Mr Wright , whose own force faced criticism after the Hillsborough disaster , said there was a need for police forces to discover whether or not their perception of their work matched that of the public 's need . |
| 26 | There may also be a need for changes to criminal damage laws to cover viruses and logic bombs which can corrupt and destroy computer data . |
| 27 | There was a need , he said , to specify the maximum allowable functions that a calculator used in an exam could be capable of . |
| 28 | By the time he left in 1931 it was clear to him that there was a need for the Dutch to establish trading and cultural links not only with Saudi Arabia but with the Yemen and Hadhramaut , and most of his subsequent career in Arabia was devoted to this end . |
| 29 | There was a need to offer voluntary repatriation to members of ethnic minorities settled in the UK , he said . |
| 30 | And really , it is surprising that a company such as Gay Sweatshop still finds a need to have a dyke in a dress suit and a queen in a fluffy frock bitching over a Judy Garland album . |