noun
1 fact that sth must happen; sth that cannot be avoided
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute , fundamental ( esp. BrE ), sheer , vital
▪
Sleep is an absolute ~ for life.
▪ dire , urgent
▪ immediate
▪ real
▪ perceived
▪ strategic
▪ logical , physical , practical
▪
The people in the rural areas use mud bricks only as an immediate, practical ~.
▪ business , economic , financial , historical , medical , military , political , social
▪
He argued that nuclear weapons were a political ~.
VERB + NECESSITY
▪ become
▪
A website has become a business ~.
▪ recognize , see , understand
▪
She saw the ~ to make an immediate impression on him.
▪ feel
▪
I've never felt the ~ to rely on such a strict rule.
▪ accept (sth as) , be convinced of
▪
They have accepted the ~ of greater state intervention.
▪ avoid , obviate , remove
▪ spare sb
▪
Mrs R has been spared the ~ of having to give evidence.
▪ emphasize , highlight , stress
▪
Observers stressed the ~ for the ceasefire to be observed.
▪ be born of , be born out of
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Culling of the animals was born out of the ~ for successful conservation.
▪ be driven by
▪
Driven by financial ~, she decided to give up her writing career.
NECESSITY + VERB
▪ arise
▪
These animals don't like water but will swim if the ~ arises.
▪ dictate (sth) , require (sth)
▪
This rule is carried no farther than ~ requires.
▪ force sth
▪
Necessity forced an urgent solution.
PREPOSITION
▪ of ~
▪
The visit will, of ~, be brief.
▪ out of ~
▪
He is changing jobs out of ~, not because he particularly wants to.
▪ through ~
▪
Most of the women are forced, through economic ~, to work in part-time low-paid jobs.
▪ without the ~ of
▪
Most disputes can be resolved without the ~ of going to court.
▪ ~ for
▪
There's no ~ for you to come.
▪ ~ to
▪
the ~ to earn a living
PHRASES
▪ any ~ , no ~
▪
The company sees no ~ for a more cautious approach to investment.
2 sth you must have
ADJECTIVE
▪ absolute
▪ vital
▪ real
▪ urgent
▪
Policies which address these issues are an urgent ~.
▪ bare , basic
▪
They have nothing but the barest necessities.
▪ daily
VERB + NECESSITY
▪ have
▪ lack
PHRASES
▪ a ~ of life
▪
Food is a ~ of life.