Example sentences of "need to [be] clear [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | The leaves will need to be clear of the soil surface , which means that you will have a row of cuttings protruding some 3–4 inches ( 8–10cm ) . |
| 2 | You 'll need to be clear about the purpose of your intervention . |
| 3 | In an article in the TES ( 14/9/90 ) Mary Castle claimed that there are fourteen local authorities that insist their schools should have no direct contact with journalists , so one needs to be clear about the LEA regulations before giving a story about the school to the press . |
| 4 | Equally , one needs to be clear on the nature of the practical difficulties associated with computer-aided text-processing . |
| 5 | She said she thought the parents needed to be clear about what limits they felt they had to place on Pamela 's behaviour . |
| 6 | We needed to be clear about the nature and purpose of English as a school subject . |
| 7 | Commentators need to be clear about whether they are enquiring into interviewees ' reading or their politics . |
| 8 | The move surprised some who thought that IV was an ageing technology : ‘ You need to be clear about the direction you and your customers want to go before investing in a system , ’ says Neil Walker , TSB 's senior training manager . |
| 9 | Before the selection process begins , candidates need to be clear about what the job abroad entails . |
| 10 | You need to be clear about what you mean by " raising standards " . |
| 11 | ‘ Look , Laura , I really need to be clear about one or two things before I can see my way forward . ’ |
| 12 | Teachers need to be clear about the way in which different issues are decided . |
| 13 | I certainly want teachers to respond closely to the situation in which they are — but they need to be clear about the overall function of RE , what it is about , in order to respond in a way which is meaningful so as not to be just taken over by the latest influence . |
| 14 | So having said that I thought that there were more important issues for the council to discuss , I do n't think it 'd be fair to let this second debate on the subject pass without actually making a few er er a very short erm a few short remarks cos I think we need to be clear about the issues . |
| 15 | okay good point and that is that is a point , that you need to be clear about what you want to role plays on as good as the real thing you know but then again sometimes you know sometimes I 've listened to people saying well role plays are a bit harder than real life harder than real life why are we talking about being assertive now . |
| 16 | One of the things that we need to be clear about is that erm computers are not unlike us . |
| 17 | So I think you need to be clear on what you are going to use them for . |
| 18 | Any situation with any person you need to be clear in your mind what you want before if there 's any dithering if there 's any way I 'm not sure that will stop ya it 's being sure being convinced of what you want is you know exactly what you want you know which direction you 're going in . |