Example sentences of "be essential for [verb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The presence of at least some specialist assistance has been shown to be essential for raising the standards of the whole team . |
| 2 | Structures of expectations also legitimate the sense of belonging to a region , often ideologically , and ‘ are essential for establishing the past ( and also the future ) as a common frame of reference ’ . |
| 3 | This is why randomised controlled trials are essential for evaluating the effectiveness of any therapy , complementary or not , and such studies are feasible , even for highly individualised therapies . |
| 4 | Bar-Hillel [ 1967 ] argues for the superiority of meaning postulates over semantic markers due to their ability to represent arguments of lexical items , which are essential for expressing the relation between the meanings of words like ’ buy ’ and ’ sell ’ : for any x , y , z ( x sells y to z if and only if z buys y from x ) |
| 5 | The trees are a valuable visual aid when solving small problems by hand but ‘ pointers ’ such as P(i) are essential for handling problems of a realistic size on a computer . |
| 6 | Although it is the consonant sounds which are essential for understanding speech , I am in duty bound to mention the vowel sounds too . |
| 7 | While the abilities to read , write , and be numerate are essential for negotiating one 's way in society , their acquisition also has a profound impact on the nature of mental life . |
| 8 | It recognized that " pluralistic democracy and the rule of law are essential for ensuring respect for human rights and fundamental freedoms " and that the development of societies based on these principles was a prerequisite for progress in setting up a lasting order of peace , security , justice , and co-operation in Europe . |
| 9 | Glass cleaners are essential for cleaning the glass of finished pictures , so choose whichever brand you prefer . |
| 10 | These are essential for rolling out and smoothing icing and marzipan . |
| 11 | Not that he resents this : ‘ Categories are essential for describing phenomena and I 'm a phenomenon of some kind . |
| 12 | Conditions in which there is depletion of its , which are essential for emulsifying fats in the gut , are also characterised by low levels of vitamin E. Examples are people with liver disease , or who have had a large part of the ileum ( ’ lower ’ end of the small intestine ) removed . |
| 13 | For several years their task was to open and close the trap doors which were essential for controlling the circulation of air , then at about the age of twelve they moved on to pushing the underground wagons . |
| 14 | It did not produce any direct advance in therapeutics , but it remained as evidence that powerful antibacterial agents were not incompatible with living human tissues , and that chemical methods of investigation were essential for solving biological problems . |
| 15 | In arable districts most usable lad must already have been taken up , and with the commons jealously guarded by farmers to whom they were essential for keeping the animals on which cultivation depended , the landless man stood a better chance of carving a niche for himself by drifting to a less-developed , mainly pastoral terrain . |
| 16 | Salvarsan and later the sulphonamides could hardly have been invented without the bacteriological advances made between 1880 and 1910 , and bacterial test systems were essential for isolating pure penicillin from mould juice . |
| 17 | The effect , however , has been to produce what they describe ( 1984 , p. 425 ) as ‘ managerial myopia ’ , a fixation with short-term managerial innovation at the expense ‘ of that long-term focus which is essential for achieving programme and policy effectiveness ’ . |
| 18 | Imagination is essential for getting on the wavelength of religious people |
| 19 | The computer : 1 always offers an encouraging , positive response ; 2 provides a successful experience ; 3 lets the child work at his or her own level ; 4 treats the child as an individual ; 5 gives instant feedback which is essential for correcting bad habits ; 6 presents reading in a peer-approved way ; 7 is highly motivating . |
| 20 | Binocular vision , or some other sense with accurate three-dimensional assessment , is essential for catching prey or performing acrobatic feats among the trees . |
| 21 | If your telephone is in the hall , a good light is essential for looking up numbers and writing down messages . |
| 22 | Also known as a bleed key , this small tool is essential for letting air out of radiators . |
| 23 | But has it he certainly does , and ‘ if there is some one belief that is essential for possessing our concept of a bone , the preference-belief ‘ has at least as strong a claim to that title as any other belief … . |
| 24 | Many of the concepts explained might have appeared self-evident but a thorough grasp of these basic points is essential for understanding later sections of the book which deal with international banking and finance . |
| 25 | We suggest through this chapter that the use of such concepts is essential for understanding the social processes through which classes are reproduced as social groups . |
| 26 | Imagination is essential for understanding religious language and other forms of expression |
| 27 | Population projection is essential for planning but subject to considerable error due to the probable invalidity of assumptions about current and future trends . |
| 28 | This information is essential for interpreting the fossil assemblages , but Stuart rightly stresses the lack of work on cold-blooded vertebrates fishes , amphibians and reptiles . |
| 29 | A metal tape-measure of a good length is essential for measuring your window . |
| 30 | At any age , good toilet hygiene is essential for preventing infections . |