Example sentences of "be necessary [subord] a [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , delays may occur if the authorities have failed to make contingency plans to meet the change in circumstances , and consequently prolonged discussion may be necessary before a decision is made to use particular instruments in a certain way . |
| 2 | Centuries of Western training will be necessary before a Japanese will be able to appreciate the significance of such a phrase as ‘ catching a train by the skin of one 's teeth ! ’ |
| 3 | But it is nevertheless considered by Brooks ( 1960 ) that generalisations are necessary when a student 's prior training has conditioned him to require to " know what he is doing " ( River 1964 ) . |
| 4 | Such proof is necessary before a plaintiff can succeed against unfair and exaggerated criticism ( the " fair comment " defence ) or against false statements made on certain public occasions ( which are protected by the defence of " qualified privilege " ) . |
| 5 | Graphemic parsing is necessary because a phoneme is often represented in English by more than one letter ( for example , PH represents one phoneme in ‘ graph ’ , OO represents one phoneme in ‘ boot ’ ) . |