Sentence examples for essential an from inspiring English sources

Unlike a marathon or a triathlon, for which months of training are essential, an obstacle race requires little athletic prowess.

The house where he and Joan lived in Greece was as essential an expression of his creative power as Pope's Twickenham or Horace Walpole's Strawberry Hill.

If anything underscores how essential an independent judiciary is in Pakistan, it is "Portrait of Secret Detentions Emerges in Pakistan" (front page, Dec. 19).

Over the last third of a century no new fiction has engaged the popular imagination and become as thoroughly essential an element of mass culture as "Star Wars".

Start with a few basics: broadband Internet and a Wi-Fi network are essential; an iPhone or iPod Touch will come in handy.

JR As essential an item in the festival raincoat pocket as a job lot of Andrex or a bag of wine liberated from its box, night light torches are much better, and brighter, than they used to be.

I cannot emphasize enough how essential a read this is".

Extras (not essential): a small dog and some wooden clogs.

Desired but not essential: a frolicking water nymph.

We note whether the specific characteristic was explicitly mentioned and also indicate how frequently the mentioned features were noted as being helpful, unhelpful, or non-essential (an item that did not hinder teaching but could be removed without affecting the use of the pedagogy).

They are not essential as an ingredient.