Example sentences of "[noun sg] [was/were] require [prep] the " in BNC.

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1 Apologists for science also argued that doing science was valuable for building the character : accurate observing and truthful reporting were required of the scientist ; and so was open-mindedness and humility in abandoning preconceptions .
2 WHEN the final placing for the Head of the River Race last Saturday elevated Belfast Rowing Club 's senior eight to 37th place out of over 400 crews , no further confirmation was required of the tremendous revival in their prospects .
3 In fact the rules were changed so that now an 85 per cent affirmative vote was required before the IMF could sanction a return to an adjustable peg arrangement .
4 The important point about the example , though , is that neither the instructor 's action nor the pupil 's action was required for the stopping .
5 As this suggests , considerable dedication and team work were required from the cast .
6 More work was required on the Tri-Pacer in Singapore because it was n't producing power the way it should .
7 Considerable skill was required in the making of corduroy , working-class fabric or not .
8 Deskilling appeared to be closely linked to computerization : least skill was required by the clerks at the most computerized of the institutions , the local authority .
9 The correct royal and liturgical equipment was required for the greatest feast of the church 's year : its arrival from so " far away " ( in fact , from northern Aquitaine ) was timely in every sense .
10 Unlike the laws of menstruation and childbirth , it had never been as intimately linked to cultic activity/purity and so no recasting was required following the events of 70 AD .
11 Hence , indeed , there is the further conclusion that the whole circumstance was required for the effect , that the effect required the circumstance .
12 Not all of either circumstance was required for the effect , given that the other whole circumstance existed .
13 Here I am concerned to emphasize that the NIRC was required by the legislation under which it operated to make decisions which were likely to lead , and did in fact lead , to considerable and widespread political protest .
14 For the purposes of s 287(1) , the meaning of the term should be confined to releases not given for full consideration , on the grounds that such a limitation was required by the context of s 287(1) itself and by the provisions of TA 1970 relating to company distributions as a whole ( ss 233–237 and 282–286 ) .
15 Absolutism was required by the ruling class in order to maintain its domination during the spread of commodity production and exchange and the consequent transition in the social formation .
16 Most emphatic , however , was the feeling that some new initiative was required in the education and early work training of youths , to rescue them from the undisciplined authority of the streets .
17 In the event that further investigation was required during the Adjustment Period , now is the appropriate time to assess that evidence and , if appropriate , to take further steps to attempt settlement .
18 In times gone by Dutch cattle were dual-purpose types , as meat was required from the dairy herd as well as milk , but since the early 1970s there has been an increasing use of American Holstein-Friesians in the Netherlands to increase the milk yields of the Dutch Friesian ( which has lower yields than the Holstein type but a higher proportion of solids in the milk ) .
19 The Corporation was required by the law which established it to operate a broadcasting station as ‘ a means of education , information and entertainment for the public and to develop the service to the best advantage of the territory ’ .
20 It had taken twice as long as planned due to the heat and it was decided that a 6.00am start was required on the second day .
21 Six days notice was required of the time and place of the weighing in order that the Lord 's agent could attend .
22 It seemed that a fuller role was required for the M.P .
23 ( Because writing was required by the Statute of Frauds ( above , p. 4 ) , it had to be found there , or not at all . )
24 Third , detailed consideration was required of the reasons which had prompted the Cambridge Board to consider seeking providing powers for courses of a lower academic standard than those traditionally offered by universities in counties beyond those for which exceptional agreements existed .
25 A second round of voting was required for the Montenegro presidency , as a run-off between the incumbent , Momir Bulatovic ( 42.2 per cent on first round ) , and former federal Vice-President Branko Kostic ( 23 per cent ) .
26 These possessions were only available from midnight on Saturdays to 7.30 am on Sundays and thus much concentrated effort was required from the contractor during these periods .
27 If the coin had not been put in , the bar would not have come out-the first thing was required for the second .
28 When this information was required across the company it took an estimated two man days to compile .
29 An environmental statement was required from the company it has been given full publicity I believe that the Planning Committee and County Planning Committee today have sufficient information to come to a decision an informed decision .
30 Lord Denning M. R. held that whether a hearing was required before the request that their stay be extended was rejected depended on whether the individual had a right , interest or legitimate expectation .
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