Example sentences of "been necessary for [noun] " in BNC.

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1 The phrase ‘ surgical , medical or dental treatment ’ is evidently used in a fairly narrow sense : otherwise it would not have been necessary for Parliament to provide , by section 8(2) , that the expression includes diagnostic procedures , and ancillary procedures such as the administration of an anaesthetic .
2 It may have been necessary for Jesus to have eaten a few fishes in order to survive in first-century Palestine , but it is not now necessary to feast on the bodies of dead animals in order to be healthy .
3 In passing I have reflected its natural selection and our God had not created the fruit fly , it would have been necessary for biologists to have invented it .
4 In the circumstances ( that is , of Jack 's plan to have his wife and mistress under one roof ) it had been necessary for Patrick to move , and Patrick , being distinctly better , had moved , or had been moved .
5 On occasions it has been necessary for members to ‘ walk the pitch ’ and clear up before being able to play .
6 She had informed Elizabeth Mowbray of the girls ' exchange of identities — information which the duchess had received thankfully , believing the exchange to have been necessary for Anne 's safety .
7 In the past it must have been necessary for spectators to keep well clear or be vigilant .
8 But despite intervention and interest rate adjustments , it has been necessary for realignments of exchange rates to take place on a frequent basis .
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