Example sentences of "[vb past] it necessary [to-vb] [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | So it will not do to say that the reason why the Government found it necessary to curtail debate on the Bill was that they felt that there would be massive opposition to it . |
| 2 | The English Copernican John Wilkins also found it necessary to revise concepts of biblical authority in order to make room for scientific propositions that seemed at odds with the plain meaning of Scripture . |
| 3 | The Government found it necessary to assure Parliament that special arrangements would be devised under which it would be consulted on draft Community legislation before crucial decisions were taken in Brussels . |
| 4 | In 1971 Thomson found it necessary to reduce publication from weekly to monthly . |
| 5 | Ostensibly defending the sanctity of the Sabbath against the joyful musical interruptions of the Salvationists , it was reported from one area that rioting Skeletonites were dressed in ‘ coloured rags and tinsel , masks , helmets , and other pantomime clothing ’ , and in several localities police chiefs found it necessary to ban Salvation Army processions for fear of riots . |
| 6 | The money was removed and the new element of time on a job was applied , and er this was n't done easily of course because when they introduced the work study consultants , erm we found it necessary , particularly the shop stewards found it necessary to have consultation with the management . |
| 7 | I often found it necessary to reprimand students for learning their TOEFL words during classes . |
| 8 | After watching DEA Nicosia at work , Coleman readily understood why the DIA felt it necessary to monitor Hurley 's activities . |
| 9 | When asked : ‘ Why have you decided to take such a stand ? ’ he replied simply : ‘ I felt it necessary to put feet on the gospel . ’ |
| 10 | The snobbish distinction between art and craft only began in the eighteenth century amongst collectors who felt it necessary to describe creativity according to their social or monetary values . |
| 11 | In 1967 John Rowe Townsend felt it necessary to draw attention to the return of heavy-handed didacticism in children 's books , and critical evaluations of them . |
| 12 | It is a measure of the enthusiasm which he observed that , when Sadler duly provided a reading-list — tactfully headed with the ‘ King 's Book ’ , an episcopal compilation in which Henry VIII had had a hand — he felt it necessary to advise caution ; religious works circulating too freely had their own dangers , as Henry had recognized , when he passed an act in that year forbidding the reading of them by unfit groups , women , artificers and labourers . |
| 13 | In 1977 , the Commission felt it necessary to reconsider EC regional policy in view of the fact that its operation had highlighted certain difficulties . |
| 14 | There will be no conclusions today because , says chairman Brian Walsh , ‘ the committee felt it necessary to find time for a full discussion on cricket outside of the agenda planned for the next scheduled meeting on 26 October . ’ |
| 15 | By 1973 one of the leading figures of the environmental lobby , Sir Colin Buchanan , felt it necessary to accuse farmers , in a speech to the CPRE , of being ‘ the most ruthless section of the business community ’ . |
| 16 | The increasing impact of nuclear weapons upon military planning and the perceived importance of maintaining the integrity of a future theatre of operations made it necessary to standardise doctrine and training and , hence , provide a more integrated forum for addressing joint military requirements . |
| 17 | The climate of deregulation made it necessary to remove restrictions on the ability of building societies to compete in financial markets . |
| 18 | But men have not , on the whole , one may note , considered it necessary to break ranks in order to ordain women . |
| 19 | All but a few households in Britain relied for heating on solid fuel fires in the principal room , and few considered it necessary to heat bedrooms or bathrooms continuously , even in winter . |