Sentence examples for had been need from inspiring English sources

Plainly there had been need for an investigation into Soviet espionage, but it was just as clear that McCarthy was not a suitable man to undertake it, Waugh said, and those who sympathized with the anti-Communist cause "must deplore his championship of it".

Approval by 75percentt had been needed to put the units into prenegotiated bankruptcy proceedings.

"The years of darkness had been needed to render possible the years of light," James writes.

On Tuesday, Triggs said the royal commission had been needed "for a very long time".

Nine out of 12 votes had been needed for an indictment.

However the council said swift action had been needed.

There was that smile I had been needing to see.

If the stockpile had been needed, antiviral drugs would have been distributed to community health centers, public clinics, and hospitals.

She would not even have been needed.

So far no treatment has been needed.

He might have been needed had they got an equaliser.