Example sentences of "need [is] for " in BNC.

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1 The most pressing need is for a centre-half to prevent the sort of soft header with which David Bardsley brought QPR back into contention , and a more productive partner for Lineker .
2 Mencap 's Day Services campaign indicates that the most desperate need is for the severely handicapped and those with behavioural difficulties .
3 As Western governments struggle from decision to decision , making up instant policies as they react , the need is for vision and imagination : a willingness to think the previously unthinkable , to sort out in their minds what sort of Europe they would like to have created in 10 years ' time .
4 The most pressing need is for close consultation on Germany .
5 The need is for vigilance , by the local planners as well as by interested local people .
6 Large district libraries with bookstocks of between 40,000 to 100,000 volumes should ‘ meet the demands of all those whose main need is for books and information on specific subjects , even though they may not be engaged in formal study ’ , and also ‘ meet the needs of those who wish to select their books from a wide range of cultural or recreational materials of high standard ’ .
7 Their greater need is for explanations — or so their interest in these lessons suggests .
8 ‘ Our greatest need is for additional staff resources .
9 As churches are planted across the country , the great need is for leaders who can lead a team , impart a vision for this work , and see it come to pass .
10 The fundamental need is for statutory change involving protection by law .
11 As the years unfold , the penny will drop in the general council of the CBI , as much as on the commuter trains from Basildon , that the whole market-based experiment has gone as far as it can — and the new need is for a government and policies that actively manage the instability and short-termism of the British economy .
12 Meanwhile , rather than trading figures , the need is for openness to the idea .
13 ‘ Our urgent need is for a bowler , and that 's why we 've failed to knock over the final three wickets in an innings on five occasions this season .
14 ‘ We know Richardson is a fine batsman but the real need is for a fast bowler . ’
15 Man in the middle RICHIE Richardson is one of the world 's great batsmen , but Brian Close believes Yorkshire 's need is for a top strike bowler and not the West Indies captain
16 With abused children the immediate and undisputed need is for protection but , in achieving this , we may cut them off from cherished family and community links , an isolation that may prove damaging .
17 With an acute attack , your first need is for painkillers — paracetamol or aspirin will usually take the edge off the pain .
18 Already 24 structural posts have been donated by 24 nations , but the need is for green oak , with 250 trees required ( preferably no less than 17in in girth , and 12ft straight and long ) .
19 Clients must consult solicitors even if their only need is for an opinion from counsel .
20 While good standards of physical care , hygiene , nutrition and so forth are clearly vital , it is now realized that the most important need is for the child to receive personal attention and genuine affection .
21 The need is for collaboration between users and suppliers of technology working together in the derivation of a specification which can then be handed over to IT suppliers as a requirement .
22 The paramount need is for a quality of softness , something which is entirely compatible with its use on babies ' skins .
23 From a practical point of view the need is for :
24 But if your need is for anything other than that , that is to say something a little more complex , then the functionality built into Designer Labels is probably powerful enough to do the trick for you .
25 In due course there may be significant business opportunities in these countries , but the immediate need is for educational help .
26 Above all , the need is for the west to encourage economic development trade with export credits and , indeed , joint ventures such as the one that we saw with one firm — Tambrands — in Kiev .
27 Innovation : The major need is for a step change in culture — enabling more innovation in bringing new products to market ; the key message is ‘ innovate or evaporate ’ .
28 He says : ‘ In the sectors we are targeting , the need is for a highly specialist sales force which can identify and respond to ever-changing demands .
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