Example sentences of "[adj] need [prep] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Grandmothers could therefore join their children 's households to fulfil a direct need as child-minders . |
| 2 | : the computer has no implicit notion of Harriet 's status as a sentient being , nor her concomitant need for sustenance ; |
| 3 | Earlier we described a paradox which was that each user or group of users has a different need for information and the way that is presented to him . |
| 4 | There was a clear need for action . |
| 5 | Yes , I can confirm that that review showed that there was a clear need for section 4 support in Scotland . |
| 6 | Thus , there is a clear need for policy to regulate the granting of State aids , which after 1992 and the creation of the SEM will assume more importance . |
| 7 | ‘ The establishment of an information officer for user education is a clear need in order to rationalize and exploit ongoing programmes . |
| 8 | A person 's total daily need for calories is the amount of calories needed to maintain BMR plus the calories needed for movement , i.e. physical activity . |
| 9 | There is a social need for certainty of title to land . |
| 10 | The allocation of resources to authorities must be linked not only to social need in terms of the levels of disability locally and the age and social class patterns of handicap and mental disorder , but also to the local costs of delivering that care . |
| 11 | A cremated body can not be exhumed should there be any suspected need for re-examination at a later date . |
| 12 | Although , overall , 6% of monographs were defective , monographs in original ( unrepaired ) leather bindings showed an above-average need for repair , with 25% of such items being recorded as defective . |
| 13 | She said , ‘ What 's this ? ’ it did n't matter to her what it was — a piece of stone in the hearth — just something to talk about — an embarrassed need for words to cover what she saw as his rejection . |
| 14 | The origins of the myths of his labours are lost in remote antiquity , but they represent the deep tribal need for saviour heroes with divine powers who could offer success when the tribe was threatened by external forces . |
| 15 | It came into being to respond to two needs , a scientific need for machines more powerful than could be afforded by any single nation in a Europe devastated by the second world war , and the political need for institutions to unite that fragmented continent . |
| 16 | The first was the group of monographs in original ( unrepaired ) leather bindings , which showed a substantially higher than average need for repair , with 25% of them proving defective , and the second was the group of monographs in paperback bindings , which contained a lower proportion of items needing repair ( 2% ) than monographs in any other type of binding . |
| 17 | It is possession of this kind of power that gives rise to a distinct need for justification , and which forms the basis for the claim that companies must be required to act in the public interest . |
| 18 | ‘ Especially in deprived areas , there 's tremendous need for support . ’ |
| 19 | Several solutions are being tried at present to finance the tremendous need for leaders that will increase as church planting gains momentum . |
| 20 | Sally 's long blonde hair was in real need of conditioning and re-colouring . |
| 21 | ‘ There is a real need for Childline , ’ he explains . |
| 22 | ‘ I seem to expect the whole happiness and sweetness to come from you ’ , he wrote as he warned Helen that she should find a real need for patience with him . |
| 23 | Although the near-monopoly enjoyed by solicitors was indefensible because it related only to the preparation of documents , ‘ there is a real need for consumer protection and I am far from sure that the White Paper proposals meet this need , ’ he said . |
| 24 | As was emphasised earlier " Is it genuine ? " is an important question , but there is a real need for pupils to come into contact with genuine , quality artefacts , that are some of the best examples of their kind , and this involves regular visits to the nearest general museum , to do work in depth on particular groups of genuine old objects . |
| 25 | In this study the overall need for reinsertion may have been higher , particularly in the no surgery group , than if bilateral tubes had been used instead of one tube . |
| 26 | Once there is a perceived need for expansion , involving the provision of security to a lender , the facility of the company to charge its own property may dictate the choice . |
| 27 | Having commented on the perceived need for information-giving experienced by staff , patients and relatives , it is interesting to note some recent work which shows that facilitating certain strategies for coping during stressful procedures is more effective than information per se for reducing signs of distress . |
| 28 | Sharp swings in business activity , changing corporate cash requirements and the perceived need for industry at large to focus its operations , are all likely to produce opportunities for divestment and hence for the application of venture capital . |
| 29 | Bevan suggests that the growth of conglomerates was further facilitated by a number of other factors : the perceived need by Banks to offer a full range of financial services to customers for fear of losing out to competitors ; established international connections ; and pre-existing strong links with the securities business . |
| 30 | Hincmar is perfectly explicit about assembly management ( as an archbishop , he had much experience of running synods ) and about the crucial need for confidentiality on the part of counsellors . |