adjective
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
a necessary evil (= something that is bad but necessary )
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Most businesses see government regulation as a necessary evil.
a necessary measure
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The army will take all necessary measures to protect the public.
a necessary precaution
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He justified his secrecy as a necessary precaution.
consider it necessary/important etc to do sth
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I did not consider it necessary to report the incident.
deem sth necessary/appropriate etc
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They were told to take whatever action they deemed necessary.
essential/necessary/vital equipment
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A compass is essential equipment when hiking.
if necessary
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Taste the soup and add salt and pepper if necessary .
necessary steps
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We must be sure that we are taking the necessary steps to prevent the problem from getting a foothold here.
necessary/essential repairs
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The Council has agreed to carry out essential repairs to the fencing.
the necessary information
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This leaflet should provide you with all the necessary information.
the required/necessary minimum (= the least amount that you must have )
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He received 35 votes, two more than the required minimum.
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
absolutely
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It is absolutely necessary to allow sponsors into the game.
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This is not absolutely necessary but it would stretch your imagination and further clarify the entire research process from beginning to end.
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But he is not an absolutely necessary member of your cast of characters.
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On the other hand, honesty is an absolutely necessary policy as a matter of principle and also credibility.
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He wouldn't keep her here any longer than was absolutely necessary , would he?
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All the components of the Pythagorean model interlock, each absolutely necessary to the proper operation of the whole.
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For one who has a strenuous life it is necessary , absolutely necessary in order to keep sane and well.
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My handwriting is so bad now that a computer is absolutely necessary for me.
also
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But it is also necessary to know music-making from the orchestra's point of view.
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Free trade among manufacturers, suppliers, towns, and cities is also necessary .
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It is also necessary for the plaintiff to prove causation.
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A certain minimum material infrastructure Is also necessary .
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When dealing with leasehold property, it is also necessary to deal with the apportionments of any service charge liability.
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It is also necessary to make the vital decision how the structure should be manned.
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Similarly large investments are also necessary in electricity generation.
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It was also necessary to provide complementary training for the professional members of the social service teams.
as
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Once the fire is lit, it has to be kept going and refuelled as necessary .
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Fire would have been as necessary to the one as to the other.
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A teacher who has visually handicapped pupils in the class will need to consider these recommendations and implement them as necessary .
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Replenish coals and chips as necessary .
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Legal representation was not viewed as necessary , but rules prohibiting legal representation were considered undesirable.
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Make sure patties are just barely covered and add water as necessary to replace sauce that has cooked down.
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With small arrangements, make sure you check the water level frequently and top up as necessary .
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Therefore, a balance between assimilation and accommodation is as necessary as the processes themselves.
really
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You may well ask if such precision is really necessary !
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But no coaching is really necessary in such matters.
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Photographs Are these really necessary and do all the sections of the list need to have them?
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The first step is to determine whether buttering up is really necessary .
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Are status and status symbols really necessary ?
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Is it really necessary that we learn everything by trial by fire?
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Is the placement outside the birth family really necessary ?
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Is it really necessary for me to get under the bed and shine a light like this?
when
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They must make physical, musical and, when necessary , dramatic sense.
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Proponents argue that when necessary , Congress would waive the provision of this amendment with a three-fifths vote.
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They had always had the potential to control their fertility and did so when necessary .
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In this way the record can be found when necessary without movement of the access heads.
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One has to match the two and use active and passive immunisation when necessary .
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Peasants were also able to cushion the impact of indirect taxes by falling back on barter and home products when necessary .
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It helps them to find their centre of balance when working close together and also to counter-balance their weight when necessary .
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Then if we begin to make car payments to ourselves, we can replace that car when necessary .
where
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To participate and where necessary assist in the training activities of the Department.
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In others, the general hospital psychiatric service will be able to provide aftercare, including where necessary , family therapy.
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For the deaf, welfare officers had to provide a communication and translation service where necessary .
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We try to give constructive and detailed responses to the proposals and engage the assistance of specialists in the field where necessary .
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The method of assessment will rest on observing the trainee's performance at work with questions supplementing underpinning knowledge where necessary .
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Revise your roles in marriage where necessary or helpful.
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The principal methods of investigation are the collection and analysis of secondary data, complemented by personal interviews, where necessary .
■ NOUN
condition
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While this is an optimistic view the necessary conditions of teaching and length of time are not often available.
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This is quite true, given the existence of some very important necessary conditions .
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Massive investment in research and new technology is, therefore, a necessary condition of achieving sustainable development.
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Consensus has to be a necessary condition of partnership.
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Enlightened self-interest is, for those of us who are not saints, the necessary condition of social behaviour.
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However, these are not attributes of an individual as such, which for fairness might be viewed as a necessary condition .
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A strong local business base is a necessary condition for the economic future of Glasgow.
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A large number of organisms and lowered resistance are two of the necessary conditions for infection to become established.
evil
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They viewed such methods as a necessary evil , unavoidable yet somehow beneath their dignity.
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However, the authors, like most others then and now, saw those shortcomings as a necessary evil in maintaining control.
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Mr Waldegrave's shambolic performance in the press conference was a necessary evil .
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Lawyers are a necessary evil that I try to use as little as possible due to their cost.
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They're a necessary evil , like the woman who sawed off all my lovely hair.
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It may be a necessary evil , but it is surely an evil.
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Most farmers accept the cull as heartbreaking, but a necessary evil .
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We do not look at government as a necessary evil .
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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Computers are as necessary as textbooks in schools.
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Fats in our diet are necessary for both heat and energy.
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He produced the necessary documents and handed them to her.
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If necessary , we will have to employ some outside people to finish the job.
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It will be necessary to close the pool while the repairs take place.
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The doctor says it may be necessary for me to have an operation.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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Add a second layer if necessary .
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But take another step back and it is no longer necessary to preserve the species.
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Jennie told Katharine to be aware of this and to correct any fault as necessary .
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Much doubling, therefore, is necessary in the tutti.
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On his eighteenth birthday, his parents had believed it necessary to commit the act that would decisively save their only child.
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She explained why change was necessary .
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They also make any necessary criticisms and suggestions more easily acceptable when they are offered.
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This was clearly necessary for their analysis since it allowed them to aggregate data over different drivers.