necessary

Example Sentences

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Another is meeting health-department and fire-department requirements, including having a more substantial water supply than what was necessary before the fire, Leonard said.

From The Wall Street Journal

Patterson said the firm's auditors had advised him it was not necessary until the exact figure was known.

From BBC

Article 52 of the EU Charter allows speech restrictions only when they pursue legitimate aims and are necessary and proportionate.

From The Wall Street Journal

"It is absolutely right that Ofcom is looking into this as a matter of urgency and it has my full backing to take any enforcement action it deems necessary."

From BBC

The Afar regional government said it was "doing all the necessary life saving operations" on the injured migrants following the "horrific" accident.

From BBC