Example sentences of "[noun sg] be needed [adv] [to-vb] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ EC money and other action is needed urgently to build , repair and maintain sea defences . |
| 2 | Elsewhere , it was stressed that no one wished to interfere with the ‘ responsible and competent parent ’ , but where they were not so , ‘ action is needed either to reinforce the consciousness or replace the incompetency ’ . |
| 3 | Blood is needed primarily to detect the presence of antibodies to the treponeme of syphilis , which may indicate either present or past infection . |
| 4 | Appropriate knowledge and communication skills ( information-giving , teaching , counselling ) are required for these activities and skill is needed also to decide which communication approach is relevant to the circumstances . |
| 5 | If the filling-in soil is dry , watering is needed only to make this contact , and no more . |
| 6 | In much the same way , a good dose of inflation is needed now to facilitate the adjustment to higher taxes . |
| 7 | A magnanimous gesture from the founders of the Open Software Foundation is needed now to heal any lingering breeches in the industry . |
| 8 | It is difficult to believe that all the paraphernalia of sex is needed merely to ensure that males are not confused with females or males of another species : that could be achieved much more quickly and less colourfully . |
| 9 | Having procedures is one thing , but a lot of training is needed just to raise awareness of elder abuse . ’ |
| 10 | Care is needed here to ensure that the interviewers ' questions do not get crossed . |
| 11 | ‘ A decision was needed today to avoid a legal vacuum when quotas expire at the end of the month , ’ an EC spokesman said . |
| 12 | AGLOBAL aviation security network is needed urgently to prevent another Lockerbie disaster , which could happen at any time , an expert on international terrorism warned yesterday . |