Example sentences of "a need for " in BNC.
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| 1 | This indicates an acceptance of the state structures , or a recognition of a need for the separation of Northern Ireland from the remaining state structure of Ireland , but at the same time a continuing opposition to protestant — loyalist dominance . |
| 2 | As long ago now as 1974 , Michael Maguire argued a need for a semantic ethnography of police systems and the criminals they pursue ; and there has been a subsequent trickle of attempts to carry out participant observation inside the world of ‘ cops and robbers ’ . |
| 3 | The vast library on police matters was clearly under-used and there is obviously a need for a critical ethnography of the college itself , for it takes in numbers of senior and middle police managers each year , maintains a considerable staff of academics and visiting lecturers , but has singularly failed to provide an academically stimulating ‘ university of policing ’ . |
| 4 | If you feel that there is a need for a particular kind of care , ask whether it might be arranged . |
| 5 | Age Concern believes that there is also a need for more provision of smaller accommodation , particularly in the public sector . |
| 6 | There is a need for close and on-going liaison with the regions and PTEs , but at the end of the day it is the sector that calls the tune . |
| 7 | The 1980s saw the extensive refurbishment of the aging Class 31 fleet and a need for the more eth fitted Class 31/4s . |
| 8 | Leading Article : Still a need for the big idea |
| 9 | Mr Skinner insisted : ‘ There will always be a need for socialism , whether in Britain or anywhere else , so long as there are millionaires living in the lap of luxury and other people living in cardboard boxes , so long as we have a system which allows the poor countries of the world to hand over $50m to the rich . ’ |
| 10 | ‘ Although the number of applications is small , there is little doubt that the scheme fulfils a need for those most deserving of assistance , ’ Mr Moss said . |
| 11 | He believes there is now a need for a more precise method of monitoring crack abuse nationally , similar to the Dawn ( Drug Awareness Warning Network ) method , used in the United States , which compiles statistics through information taken from hospitals . |
| 12 | The report , which looks at all 29 English polytechnics , said there is a need for substantial investment in new capital equipment in most . |
| 13 | ‘ There is a need for fish that has been on the market a couple of days . |
| 14 | Mr Wright , whose own force faced criticism after the Hillsborough disaster , said there was a need for police forces to discover whether or not their perception of their work matched that of the public 's need . |
| 15 | There may also be a need for changes to criminal damage laws to cover viruses and logic bombs which can corrupt and destroy computer data . |
| 16 | By the time he left in 1931 it was clear to him that there was a need for the Dutch to establish trading and cultural links not only with Saudi Arabia but with the Yemen and Hadhramaut , and most of his subsequent career in Arabia was devoted to this end . |
| 17 | There is also a need for joint detailed pre-planning for disasters . |
| 18 | John Rolfe , conference chairman , said : ‘ People within the industry have known for some time there is a need for such a gathering . |
| 19 | ‘ Our research shows that Amex members generally lead active social lives , regardless of whether or not they spend their weekends risking life and limb and that there is a need for this sort of cover . |
| 20 | Also , there is a need for a dissolution account to be drawn up so musicians know the state of the band 's finances when a member either leaves or is dismissed . |
| 21 | The book 's scope extends far beyond consideration of Karl Mannheim 's stress on a need for ‘ elites ’ . |
| 22 | There 's a need for an entrepreneurial spirit . |
| 23 | After all , in the whole of the private sector there is a need for innovation ; there is a need sometimes for diversification , although that can be a dangerous area ; there is a need for a sensitive but effective response to the changing market place . |
| 24 | After all , in the whole of the private sector there is a need for innovation ; there is a need sometimes for diversification , although that can be a dangerous area ; there is a need for a sensitive but effective response to the changing market place . |
| 25 | Hopefully the new home which you are now considering as a prospective purchase will be suitable for your needs in every way , but it may well be that a need for some renovation or refurbishment is indicated from the surveyor 's report or that you will wish to make improvements or alterations of your own . |
| 26 | Conversion into an agency would introduce a need for detailed thought about its functions and its future role . |
| 27 | For this to be effective there was a need for managers . |
| 28 | The Criminal Law Revision Committee , which found much of the English law of manslaughter unsupportable , argued that there is a need for a homicide offence beneath murder to encompass those who cause death when reckless as to death or serious injury . |
| 29 | Horses have a need for movement : they are rarely still . |
| 30 | The horse also needs companions to give and receive affection , to satisfy a need for belonging and being accepted by its own species , to develop self-esteem , to increase its sensory stimulation , and to develop the social skills and forms of communication necessary for a normal horse . |