Example sentences of "they need [to-vb] " in BNC.

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1 to deliver to users the information they need to exploit the standard available , planned or foreseen .
2 What 's more , we 'll give families the economic and technical support they need to irrigate land , grow crops , raise livestock and so provide a better future for their children .
3 Linguists distinguish between prescriptive and descriptive views of language , and teachers need to understand when they need to insist on rules , to prescribe , and when it is more appropriate to describe the differences between dialects and Standard English , or between spoken and written usage .
4 Will he also point out to the Labour party that its constant and continual opposition to the prevention of terrorism Act will deprive our security forces of the extra powers that they need to destroy terrorism ?
5 We believe that only the best is good enough for Britain , and that the best will only be accomplished if we give the British people the freedom and the opportunity they need to succeed .
6 There is a real difficulty about producing genuinely useful policy documents , since they need to define priorities and services in a way that is meaningful to both policy makers and policy executors .
7 Everybody should know the boundaries of their own competence , where and how their activities touch on those of others , and in what circumstances they need to consult others or keep them informed .
8 A junior conveyancer is equally obliged to his or her own client , and if it takes that member of the profession a little longer , or if they need to consult with senior colleagues before agreeing to a particular course of action , then so be it .
9 There 's a erm if there 's a need for 'em to clean this Saturday , say they need to clean round that sedge
10 At the same time they need to give due attention to this kind of balance between different aims and purposes , in this case between the claims of an English tradition and of multi-cultural education .
11 They need to give us a warning .
12 They need to manage profitability better . ’
13 Plowden' ( 1985 , p. 400 ) foresees a similar possibility , that ministers ' constitutional responsibility , coupled with sophisticated information systems , will produce increased ministerial intervention , ‘ frustrating the intentions to give officials the discretion they need to manage effectively ’ .
14 They need to farm , and the countryside needs to be farmed .
15 And meanwhile , next year 's potatoes will not be planted because the men who should be doing it are on the public works instead — and they are on the public works because that is the only place they can get money to buy the meal they need to replace the potato that failed . ’
16 This shows the plebeians that Brutus is the man they need to lead them as all his speech is honest and spoke truths and did everything unselfishly , for other people — the crowd then go wild with enthusiasm for Brutus , and Brutus leaves them with Mark Antony , wrongly , asking the crowd to show respect for Caesar 's body and for Antony 's speech .
17 They need to visit the temporary dream world of confident and cared-for children — and the dog .
18 Although Eagles ' defence was rarely put to the test , they need to improve their control for the sterner tasks that lie ahead next season .
19 I am sure that my hon. Friend will agree that what we are doing through the national curriculum , and especially in the testing of seven , 11 , 14 and 16-year-olds , will ensure not only that we can monitor progress on standards , but that pupils who are falling behind will be given the assistance that they need to improve .
20 But with only 40% of the pupils eating them , they need to sell a lot more .
21 The key issues for the future of the Association are sustaining the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers and giving them the financial and other support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs .
22 The key issues for the future are how to sustain the number of voluntary welfare workers and their helpers , and give them the support they need to deal with both increasing and more complex welfare needs .
23 But many now argue that they need to deal seriously with differences between women and the power relations that produce them , and , as Hooks says , to ‘ assume responsibility for eliminating all the forces that divide women ’ ( 1982 : 157 ) .
24 And our systems need to be consistent because in that way we can manage and control them and yet they need to deal with the variable requirements of our different categories of users .
25 They need to realise that a photograph can be just as carefully " composed " as any painting .
26 For some elderly people who have no family or who ( quite reasonably ) do not feel that they need to hang on to capital to pass on to relatives who are themselves well provided for , the purchase of an annuity can be an advantage .
27 Such data are crucial , either for assisting the emergency services to make assessments about resources they need to deploy in such events , or for high-quality estimates to be made of risk .
28 Chris Checkley of property agent Sanderson Townend & Gilbert claims thousands of businesses in the region can gain financial help with projects , but they need to act quickly .
29 Householders could also be losers if they need to call repairmen .
30 Firstly they need to decide what the video is to be about , who is to take the roles of sound recordist , camera , interviewee , etc. , and how they are going to tackle their project .
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