Sentence examples for had been necessary from inspiring English sources

Later, I asked my therapist whether this had been necessary.

Mr. Sanford, the fisheries biologist, said the work had been necessary.

But he maintained that the move had been necessary to preserve the peace.

But Heywood said action to reduce costs in the civil service had been necessary.

Faldo, though, was perhaps wondering whether his journey to the qualifying tournament had been necessary.

Before an hour was completed it had been necessary for Webb to caution Holland's Giovanni van Bronckhorst.

She explained that the coup against Allende had been necessary because the country was being turned into "another Cuba".

I asked why he thought it had been necessary to destroy the villages and evacuate the villagers.

Mr. Masters did not dispute that analysis, but argued that higher prices had been necessary to attract those new sellers.

But, out of duty to his staff, his self-censorship had been necessary to "balance principle with pragmatism".

The message said it had been necessary to act immediately "to ensure the safety of those at risk".