Example sentences of "a need [to-vb] the [noun] of " in BNC.
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| 1 | He is consumed by the challenge of the world 's highest peaks , but this has been accompanied by a geographer 's fascination with visiting new places : a curiosity about the metaphysical undercurrents that accompany great risk ; a need to plumb the capabilities of mind and body and a corresponding empathy with mountain peoples who confront such tests in their everyday struggle with life . |
| 2 | The National Association of Head Teachers said : ’ There is undoubtedly a need to improve the regularity of formal school inspections , as well as a strong case for the provision of detailed information about schools to parents . ’ |
| 3 | Secondly , there is a need to facilitate the finance of other objectives of economic policy such as fulfilling the objectives of the SEA , and act as a handmaiden to growth both inside and outside the EC . |
| 4 | This may be done formally , when there is a need to confirm the legitimacy of an agency 's authority ; or informally , when an agency has to respond to pressures from centres of power within the community . |
| 5 | Some theorists feel that the : is too imprecise and there is a need to state the nature of a relationship , not just to signal its existence . |
| 6 | And there is the factor that there is a need to diversify the economy of York generally erm and also erm to ensure that the new settlement has an employment component . |
| 7 | is n't there a risk that if we do n't keep a reasonable balance between employment and employment demand and employment supply in North Yorkshire , we shall finish up for different reasons with a need to regenerate the economy of Yorkshire , North Yorkshire ? |
| 8 | Thirdly , there was a need to upgrade the standard of adjudication with tribunals playing a ‘ more positive enabling role in relation to appellants ’ ( Bell et al. , 1974 ) . |
| 9 | Royal Society 's study group report on risk assessment is a tough read ; For example , ‘ At the administrative level , there is a need to acknowledge the validity of public perceptions , while at the same time purveying the fullest information on objective risk estimates , not least because these data form a major component of the public 's perceptions , ’ But it concentrates the mind and , of course , it deals with every activity of man . |
| 10 | Yet there is much that these two great historians have in common , and not only their sense of foreboding , their anxiety about the future , and a vision of past greatness ; they share , above all , a need to give the Christianity of their compatriots , Franks or English , roots in the Roman past . |
| 11 | ( It ) emphasises the interaction between the economy and the environment and , if sustainable principles are to be embraced , then there is a need to shift the balance of considerations much more in favour of the environment than hitherto . |
| 12 | There is a need to continue the restoration of self-confidence in the teaching profession and to raise morale . |
| 13 | Such a mechanism is particularly useful if there is a need to alter the kinds of proteins present to meet changing circumstances . |
| 14 | While supporting the practitioners ' role as proxy for the patient in purchasing , there is a need to recognise the limitations of this , and wherever possible we should be seeking the opinion of the public . |
| 15 | There is also a need to recognise the importance of the spoken word and its relationship to the musical parts of the service . |
| 16 | The CEOs ' answer is a reform of the US tort system — with particular emphasis on the need for proportionate liability a regulatory curb on unwarranted litigation , and a need to permit the incorporation of audit firms with limited liability . |
| 17 | In January , Lord Arran said that there was a need to solve the problems of improving sales and seeing where Government could help . |
| 18 | Cases like this indicate the general validity of the method , although there is still a need to establish the limits of its accuracy . |
| 19 | US Navy Commander David Carlson wrote a year after the episode , in the US Naval Institute 's Proceedings for September 1989 , that he ‘ wondered aloud in disbelief ’ as from his nearby vessel USS Sides he observed the Vincennes shoot down what was plainly a commercial airliner in a commercial corridor , perhaps out of ‘ a need to prove the visibility of Aegis ’ , the missile system abroad the Vincennes . |
| 20 | If there is a need to ascertain the race of the parents of the child then this can be done by describing each parent . |
| 21 | Therefore there is a need to balance the demands of in-service training for effective developments with restricted sources of time and money and this can cause difficulties . |
| 22 | There is a need to consider the range of possible models of human resource management ( HRM ) drawn from outside education . |
| 23 | As one male journalist writes ’ there is a need to consider the cohesion of African society in respect to this practice ’ . |
| 24 | ‘ I 'd telephoned you purely because I had a need to hear the sound of your voice and what do I get for giving in to such weakness ? |
| 25 | There was a need to raise the profile of the Bank within Scotland . |