Example sentences of "[not/n't] need to be " in BNC.

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1 Of course , insiders are well aware of the drama which surrounds interrogation and do not need to be reminded or really welcome such information being made public , for as a detective colleague pointed out after reading Irving 's paper , ‘ if we do n't use fear , force , fraud or the promise , how do they think we are going to clear up the crime and get the coughs the system needs to survive ? ’
2 You do not need to be on income support to get a crisis loan but you must be able to show that it is the only means of preventing serious risk to you or your partner 's health and safety .
3 The interesting part is that the measuring fibre does not need to be part of the current carrying circuit , giving a high degree of electrical isolation .
4 Her powerful and eloquent singing really does not need to be supplemented by low-register Sprechstimme ; one can see the point , but Puccini is near enough to raw melodrama without such mannerism .
5 To enjoy it , we do not need to be dry : just in need of a restorative or relaxant , or maybe a focus for a social moment or brief encounter .
6 The parallel with policies inside multi-racial societies for banishing or reducing racial ‘ discrimination ’ or for exorcising by economic and social reorganisation the mutual envy and fear of envy between the races , does not need to be laboured .
7 The Kings did not need to be at their pearly best to win 111-77 .
8 I also accept the Commission 's view that any joint service intended as more effective competition would not need to be introduced so far in advance of the tunnel 's opening . ’
9 This was how I valued other people , too — how I valued Dana , as someone who did not need to be improved but allowed to flourish in his own right , with all the confusions and contradictions of which he was capable .
10 We do not need to be feminists to see this as blatant and shocking selfishness .
11 I remember digging for what seemed like hours to lift those bulbs , so make sure you plant them where they will not need to be moved and allow ample room for their growth .
12 Rollers do not need to be circular in order to offer constant breadth .
13 I am not , then , when I claim that the existence of God does not need to be proved , denying that we must show it to be reasonable to believe in God .
14 There is a greater recognition among philosophers that belief in God 's existence does not need to be justified in these terms , and that theologians themselves do not seek to provide such justification .
15 The ignition does not need to be retarded on your carburettor engine to run on lead free .
16 ‘ And , as Amanda Blore said , I shall not need to be careful any more . ’
17 Spores do not need to be killed in normal operational practice as the infectivity of the common spore former , Clostridium perfringens , occurs when the vegetative cell is ingested and converts to a spore .
18 This does not need to be smart or expensive .
19 They do not need to be too smart ; in fact , it is better if they do look rapidly produced , in response to an immediate threat .
20 We do not need to be aggressive and anxious if we have open access to the Father , the indwelling presence of Christ in our hearts , and the guidance of the Holy Spirit .
21 You do not need to be chairman of the meeting to wield power , various other roles and devices will also serve your purpose .
22 You should be able to forgive yourself once you realise that you are not expected to be perfect ; indeed , if you were , you would not need to be here at all — your spirit would be continuing its learning process somewhere else .
23 This is all I shall relate about Charlotte 's circumstances in order to protect her anonymity , but suffice it to say , I decided to play along with her idea of aromatherapy being simply a pleasant way to relax — indeed , you do not need to be ill to enjoy the benefits of aromatherapy massage .
24 Here the producer does not need to be a registered carrier .
25 People do not need to be politicians to engage in politics .
26 Obviously , if it ensues from the two variables originally considered , it does not need to be controlled .
27 It does not need to be taught like mathematics or French .
28 Of course , individual reformers did not need to be committed Philosophical Idealists in order to adhere to the new image ; old-fashioned ageism reached the same conclusion and had more or less the same remedies for the ‘ problem ’ .
29 Governors and teachers do not need to be able to work these out , but they should be able to understand how the figures were reached and what such a budgetary report means .
30 We have not stressed so frequently the importance of liaison with our own colleagues , arguing ( with sometimes dubious validity ) that because it ‘ happens all the time ’ it does not need to be explicitly provided .
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