Example sentences of "was need [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The contention was that a co-ordinated approach was needed towards the treatment of offenders , and that it was not appropriate for the Home Secretary 's responsibilities for prisoners to be on a different basis from his other responsibilities . |
| 2 | So , as a company with considerable interest in the welfare of the millions of families we serve , we decided to discuss what was needed with Guardian Royal Exchange . |
| 3 | Design and control appeared to be the main areas of commonality , indicating that a high degree of cooperation and communication was needed with regard to information of mutual interest . |
| 4 | Looking at City 's first-half performance at The Dell , he must have wondered if any change was needed at all . |
| 5 | When we come to Waterloo the Great Duke 's extraordinary ability to be exactly where he was needed at the crucial moment is well described , as are his outward calm and inspiring courage . |
| 6 | I was needed at Low Birk Hatt . |
| 7 | If I 'd have thought that Mrs Carrow would take it on herself to go down to the beach with little Celia that morning when one of my younger brothers came for me because my mum was ill , well I 'd never have gone , however much I was needed at home . |
| 8 | ‘ Because I was needed at home to do the work . ’ |
| 9 | The family believes that Jacqueline used to pave the way for Iain 's escapes by writing to the school , explaining that he was needed at home . |
| 10 | In Webb the employer was allowed to put forward an explanation , which was accepted as being gender-neutral , that an employee was needed at a specific time to be trained and to cover for a period of maternity leave with the probability of being retained as a permanent employee . |
| 11 | Mr Michael King , regional secretary for the association , said it would provide accommodation where it was needed at the very bottom of the housing ladder . |
| 12 | But further research was needed on climate change : ‘ Before we can translate this into practical policy and precise targets , there is a lot of work to be done as a matter of urgency . ’ |
| 13 | To give body to the reforms new building was needed on a massive scale . |
| 14 | There were very few problems at any of the cross-country obstacles , although a rebuilding job was needed on both the Suffolk Saddles triple bars and the Dengie Crops fan rails towards the end of the day . |
| 15 | In a speech distributed by the Ramblers Association , he said that legislation was needed on access rights for walkers . |
| 16 | On the other hand , the land was less crowded : migrant foreign labour was needed on the Prussian estates at some seasons . |
| 17 | Well planned pilot schemes were under way , but more was needed on budgetary delegation and GP involvement . |
| 18 | Capital was needed on an unprecedented scale to satisfy the opportunities for investment in the coal mines and , more importantly , in the means of transporting coal . |
| 19 | Some sort of guard was needed on this to prevent the fish from swimming into the pipe and hence to the header pool . |
| 20 | Queensland has a warm tropical climate and going barefoot was quite common even for the boys but some form of footwear was needed on occasion . |
| 21 | It decided that further discussion was needed on what measures were within the Assembly 's competence under the federal Constitution . |
| 22 | ‘ But we realised more work was needed on teaching people how to design and implement effectively the training necessary to fill gaps . ’ |
| 23 | Ironic as it may seem today , modern redundancy law developed from the belief in the 1960s that a state scheme was needed as an incentive to job mobility at a time of chronic labour shortage . |
| 24 | Greater British involvement was needed as a stabilizing influence to prevent a recurrence of historic Franco-German rivalries . |
| 25 | But instead of concentrating on treating waste , research was needed into fundamentally cleaner processes that conserved water and reduced waste . |
| 26 | At the opening ceremony , director Howard Newby said that global warming was one of the most important threats facing humanity and that research was needed into how global warming could be slowed and its effects managed . |
| 27 | As it became apparent that considerable variations in training were to be found , the ( now ) British Library Research and Development Group for Research into Public Libraries felt that more information was needed about current practice , and in September 1982 , British Library Research and Development and The Library Association agreed to liaise on the development of an exploratory survey . |
| 28 | Instead Miss Sowerby had discovered an excellent young half-Chinese man of twenty-two , and like most Chinese he could cook , do the laundry , press and whatever little else was needed about the house . |
| 29 | Yet only weeks ago he was saying that existing derelict land was needed for greening the cities , and providing amenities for citizens . |
| 30 | A few yards on and she saw there was no answering wave and she faltered , uncertain if this was Ferdinando or some other lone horseman before whom she would make a fool of herself , but the closer he came the more sure she was that this was her husband and then she chided herself for thinking he had hands free to wave when one was needed for the reins and the other to hold the child . |