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[ verb ] require as useful, just, or proper

Examples

"It takes nerve to do what she did" "success usually requires hard work" "This job asks a lot of patience and skill" "This position demands a lot of personal sacrifice" "This dinner calls for a spectacular dessert"

Used in print

(Public Papers of the Presidents of the U.S. D. D....)

This has necessitated a continuous review and reevaluation of the defense_program in_order to redirect resources to the newer and more important weapons_systems and to eliminate or reduce effort on weapons_systems which have been overtaken by events .

(Jesse W. Grimes and Wesley Allinsmith, "Compuls...)

Administrative restrictions necessitated the smaller sample size in the structured schools .

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[ verb ] cause to be a concomitant

Used in print

(S. Idell Pyle, et al., Onsets, Completions, and...)

A similar analysis of Figure 6 for the 34 boys would necessitate quite a different conclusion about the predictive value of onset age in forecasting their attainment of the pubescent stage .

Related terms

bring_about entail

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