Example sentences of "was need for " in BNC.
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| 1 | But that there was need for a substantial change in British society was a widespread conclusion . |
| 2 | Because of their size they were unable fully to support a family and so there was need for off-farm employment . |
| 3 | By the time I arrived at B.P. there was need for many more of those whom Peter Calvocoressi calls the Indians , and the net had been cast wider to trawl the less élite from universities other than Oxford and Cambridge . |
| 4 | There was need for restraint … . |
| 5 | In his opening address on 29 September the pope rejected the notion , common since Vatican I , that the authority of the pontiff alone was sufficient to govern the Church , and listed the four aims of the Council : that the Church should have a clearer idea of its own nature ; that there was need for renewal ; that Christians of all denominations be brought closer together ( he apologized for the Catholic Church 's own failings in its relations with non-Catholics ) ; and finally , the need for dialogue between Church and world . |
| 6 | IF EVER there was need for proof of the quality of Welsh publishing these days , three recently published colourful hardbacks , superbly illustrated from Wales University Press provide ample evidence . |
| 7 | IF ever there was need for proof of the quality of Welsh publishing these days , three recently published colourful hardbacks , superbly illustrated from Wales University Press provide ample evidence . |