Example sentences of "[modal v] need to be " in BNC.
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| 1 | Yet such a comment may need to be made , nevertheless , to point out the quality of a picture . |
| 2 | Some plants may need to be moved to more suitable winter quarters . |
| 3 | Sometimes , because of the circumstances , termination of a pregnancy may need to be considered . |
| 4 | It may therefore be possible to reconcile the views of the opposing schools of thought by regarding global standardisation as the ultimate objective when substantial economies of scale are available but which may need to be modified in the context of the product concerned . |
| 5 | For instance , when the accountant produces the band 's first accounts , and files them with the Inland Revenue , the invoices for the band 's musical equipment may need to be produced so that the accountant may obtain tax relief for these items , although they were purchased in the first stage of a band 's life . |
| 6 | We therefore believe that greater reliance on the fast reactor is a necessary consequence of such restrictions and that the timescale for the large scale introduction of fast reactors may need to be brought forward . |
| 7 | Since nominal GDP growth is probably decelerating fast , the budget may need to be loose — which risks being misinterpreted by the headline-writers and the markets as the Tories going soft . |
| 8 | Unemployment may still be rising quite sharply ; underlying inflation will not be much lower than it is now ; sterling may need to be supported by a rise in interest rates . |
| 9 | It may need to be tailor-made , and therefore it 's best left to the experts . |
| 10 | As with external assessment in the primary phase , we believe that new methods of testing pupils ' reading skills may need to be devised , building on the best of GCSE practice . |
| 11 | 17.18 All pupils should be expected to keep a file containing work in progress , as well as completed pieces , which may need to be selected and filed separately for the purposes of moderation and final assessment . |
| 12 | Chemical energy however is particularly easy to waste , through misuse or overuse , so levels of skill and control may need to be higher . |
| 13 | In places of special risk , such as hospital kitchens serving meals to the very old , the very young , or immuno-suppressive patients or the factory producing large quantities of cooked cold meats , disinfection may need to be more frequent . |
| 14 | However , if the Institute is going to plan for the needs of 2001 AD , the whole idea of space occupied by books may need to be revised . |
| 15 | Old Rottweilers may need to be let out more frequently to answer the call of nature , but for shorter periods . |
| 16 | Women , like men , may suffer moderate systemic upset , and any secondary bacterial infection may need to be treated with antibiotics . |
| 17 | Unfortunately , it has no effect on the larval stage in the eggs and further applications may need to be given to cope with the larvae as they hatch . |
| 18 | The examination schedule drawn up at the beginning of the test may need to be modified in the light of findings in the earlier stages of the test . |
| 19 | If the patient lives in a house with a downstairs toilet , a downstairs room may need to be turned into a bed-sitting room for him . |
| 20 | Even in a centrally heated home , the patient may still feel the cold , so he may need to be dressed warmly , and wear thermal socks . |
| 21 | His car may need to be specially adapted , for instance if he can not use his hemiplegic hand to operate controls or the hand brake . |
| 22 | 10% of house-buyers opt for a full structural survey ; this is a more detailed report based on a more exhaustive investigation and technical examination of the property — it lists the defects and includes an assessment of any remedial works which may need to be undertaken immediately and in the foreseeable future . |
| 23 | A course of vitamin B-complex and dietary reform may need to be implemented . |
| 24 | A number of important tactical questions may need to be answered . |
| 25 | Eden 's remedy was to encourage departmental ministers to bring to Cabinet or Cabinet committee ‘ any questions which are likely to occasion public controversy or criticism or may need to be carefully explained to the Government 's supporters in Parliament ’ . |
| 26 | Caution may need to be exercised when one is making statements about the relationship in the gap . |
| 27 | In a very acute illness the remedy may need to be repeated every hour or two at first until sustained improvement sets in . |
| 28 | Depending on the evolution of management during the early 1990s , the confusions building up in the Training Authority 's role may need to be unravelled : either it is strengthened as an effective arm of central policy , or it is abolished so that the market — created by itself — can have freer play . |
| 29 | Examples of emotions that may need to be expressed are : |
| 30 | The clinical teacher must be adaptable , as the objectives set for the student may need to be revised because of altered patient care . |