Example sentences of "is [adj] [conj] necessary " in BNC.
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| 1 | Some Stress and Anxiety is Normal and Necessary |
| 2 | Procreation is normal and necessary for the preservation of the race . |
| 3 | The Report acknowledged the problems involved in determining the levels of difficulty and complexity in the work that has to be carried out in the social services and the barriers that exist to sharing this work among different kinds of personnel but concluded that ‘ nevertheless , some distinction in work levels is possible and necessary in our view , and this is most practicable where there is close teamwork and an emphasis on ‘ team responsibility' ’ for cases , ( pp. 137–8 ) . |
| 4 | But some exploitation is possible and necessary , for many hundreds of millions of people live in such areas , and have nowhere else to go . |
| 5 | The existence of these two adversaries reflecting incompatible interests poses practical problems for the water authorities , for while they have been established ostensibly to advance environmentalist values , and serve as a concrete expression of the belief that intervention is proper and necessary ( for which they have been equipped with the criminal law ) , they find that their legitimacy as enforcement agencies is sometimes questionable . |
| 6 | Sometimes this is appropriate and necessary . |
| 7 | This is appropriate and necessary on major roads if traffic is to be permitted at all . |
| 8 | To say that crime is functional and necessary for society 's health is to say that we must always ensure that we retain a stock of people whom we humiliate , imprison or ( perhaps worst of all ) regard as suitable cases for treatment . |
| 9 | ‘ I do not believe that a recession is likely or necessary . ’ |
| 10 | To some extent , it increases regulation on the margin , which is welcome and necessary , and proposes some competition on the margin . |
| 11 | ‘ Maybe — but the fighting in it is clear-cut and necessary , with less of the grey than there is in this world . ’ |
| 12 | He also achieves a subtle contrast between the sensuous country exteriors and the darkened studio — every camera movement is beautiful and necessary and the playing fastidious , with Mr Piccoli virtually becoming the obsessed artist before the viewer 's eyes . |
| 13 | The Boeing 707 is a big aeroplane , and sorting out what is important and necessary to the more detailed examination that is to follow and what can be cut off and discarded as scrap requires sound judgement . |
| 14 | And when children enjoy , they are absorbed , and this absorption is important and necessary too . |
| 15 | I am taking action which I am sure is responsible and necessary . |
| 16 | In a healthy relationship , I know now , the process of separation — child from mother , mother from child is vital and necessary . |
| 17 | ‘ There will obviously be some slimming down in certain areas , which is regrettable but necessary . ’ |
| 18 | This is regrettable but necessary . ’ |
| 19 | Certainly , the counsellor should be able to discuss sensitively such topics as sexual feelings and need , masturbation , oral sex , etc. , whenever it is relevant or necessary to do so . |
| 20 | The central theological question is whether the picture of the Devil that emerges from the New Testament is true and necessary for a proper understanding of the Christian story . |
| 21 | Neither is desirable or necessary . |