Example sentences of "[noun sg] needed [prep] a [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | He suggests the construction of a continuum of categories , each with its set of conditional factors , in which the practitioner could decide upon the degree of directiveness or non-directiveness needed in a specific situation . |
| 2 | But you would lack all the vitamins , minerals and protein needed for a healthy diet . |
| 3 | Even with their dedication and commitment , one must feel concern about their ability to measure up to the infrastructure needed for a viable community care programme . |
| 4 | The point is that , with the increased powers of the authorities , there is a greater chance that the requisite evidence needed for a successful prosecution will be more readily available , requiring the insider dealer to further refine his cost benefit calculus in deciding whether to engage in the insider dealing . |
| 5 | Swing needed for a Labour gain : 3pc . |
| 6 | I also learnt the difference between a Helio Courier and a Pilatus Porter , two types of STOL aircraft often used in Ecuador ; the former small and cheap to charter , the latter costing £150 an hour but able to carry a collecting team of three people , with our usual equipment and the 500 litres of petrol needed for a long river trip . |
| 7 | However , the weaker the magnetic field , the lower the frequency needed for a given ion mass . |
| 8 | The optimum dose individual for each case is the smallest amount needed for a gentle but certain remedial effect . |
| 9 | We often need to calculate square footage , or area , in everyday life — eg how much carpet to buy for a room , the amount of turf needed for a new lawn , the size of a new kitchen … |
| 10 | Margaret Gowing in her official history of the British post-war atomic programme said : ‘ Polonium was a little-known element needed for a vital component of the ( atomic ) bomb … after Harwell had made the first polonium , Windscale assumed production responsibility … |
| 11 | Although the authors accept that the niche for these systems is essentially ‘ up market ’ and that the support structure needed for a successful , gasification programme precludes gasification from the ‘ appropriate technology ’ approach , their form of economic analysis is closer to a sales pitch than an economic evaluation . |
| 12 | In phonological work , however , it is usually possible to obtain the material needed for a substantial and illuminating analysis of variation without being obliged to resort to direct elicitation . |