Example sentences of "need for [det] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | There certainly was n't any need for such a gambit with a woman of the street . |
| 2 | The need for such a centre has been recognised for some time . |
| 3 | A letter outlining the proposal was sent to some 35 Christian Aid partners and theologians , mostly in the Third World , to establish whether there was a felt need for such a course . |
| 4 | ‘ There is a definite need for such a system . |
| 5 | The need for such a sketch is obvious when one recalls that ritual and ritualistic ideas can make sense only when taken in reference to a total structure of thought and system of social and historical reality ( most of which I shall , of course , be able only to touch on here ) . |
| 6 | If we examine the provisions of the Bill , we realise that there is a great need for such a committee to protect the interests of bus users . |
| 7 | Apart from the storage of two instructions to a word , the only extension to our rudimentary computer is in the provision of a second storage device or register in the data manipulation unit , the arithmetic register AR , used in conjunction with the accumulator for multiplication and division ; the need for such a register is discussed in 2.1 . |
| 8 | A US-German committee that issued a preparatory report on the need for such a council sees it as a forerunner for an institution to promote cooperation between the United States and all of Europe . |
| 9 | Thus , the ( external ) financial statements of a nonprofit organization often report spending by programs ; whereas , there is less need for such a spending classification in profit-orientated organizations . |
| 10 | Provided that the party relying on a time bar clause can establish a need for such a clause — which will be relatively easy in a commercial contract — and provided that the period stipulated is not unreasonable , such a clause will probably be enforceable under the Act . |
| 11 | It is no fault of that industry that such a wide variety of soils and circumstances exist which dictate in turn a need for such a variety of products . |
| 12 | There is some need for such a guide , but unfortunately Lead on the Brain does not fill it . |
| 13 | This propaganda role of the church was no mere cynical response to royal commands and requests ; many of the clergy were quite as deeply imbued with a sense of national self-righteousness as were substantial elements of the laity : Edward III later recalled that Archbishop Stratford had persuaded him of the need for such a war , though the king also told a tale of Stratford 's reluctance for war . |
| 14 | The need for such a policy was recognized by Adam Smith when he wrote in the Wealth of Nations in 1776 : ‘ People of the same trade seldom meet together , even for merriment and diversion , but the conversation ends in a conspiracy against the public , or in some instances to raise prices . ’ |
| 15 | Nor should there be any need for such a policy in any properly managed authority . |
| 16 | Prima facie it seems to me that if erm Humberside erm finds a need for such a policy erm then the remainder of the Yorkshire and Humberside Development Association area erm should also have such a policy . |
| 17 | Er the position of the county council is that we remain unconvinced of a need for such a policy . |
| 18 | Increasing demands and enquiries from members and firms highlight the need for such a group , and for action by the accountancy bodies both individually and collectively . |
| 19 | I questioned the need for such a display of guns and they seemed to find it difficult to justify them . |
| 20 | Yet they have all recognised the urgent need for such a reform , quite independently of the arguments for and against membership of the European currency union , but their governments have lacked the political will to proceed with the necessary changes to their fiscal systems . |
| 21 | The need for such a strategy was reinforced the following year when , in blocking the Dixons bid , the Monopolies and Mergers Commission effectively ruled out any further sizeable acquisitions by the group in the UK . |
| 22 | A new funding structure would place responsibility for the financial support for those who enter residential care with the local authority who would have to assess their need for such a placement . |
| 23 | The need for such a forum is all the greater if the strategic planning role of the counties is lost in the reorganisation of local government . |
| 24 | John Rolfe , conference chairman , said : ‘ People within the industry have known for some time there is a need for such a gathering . |
| 25 | Cantor 's need for such a definition had arisen around 1872 from his investigations concerning the possible uniqueness of representation of functions by trigonometric series . |
| 26 | There was no need for such a weapon . |
| 27 | At first the DES did not accept the need for such an inquiry , but soon the Cockcroft Committee was established , and they published their report under the title Mathematics Counts . |
| 28 | When a speaker takes the trouble to use a restrictive relative clause in a noun phrase equipped with a definite article but no attributive adjective , it will naturally be presumed that it is this clause which makes recognition possible ; there is no need for such an assumption when the clause is non-restrictive . |
| 29 | The need for such an appointment was not obvious to Laura . |