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Discover LudwigThe phrase "need a pause" is grammatically correct and can be used in written English.
It means to require a moment of rest or break. Example: "I've been studying for hours, I think I need a pause before I continue with this essay."
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We need a pause.
Musicians don't, I fear, always make the best reciters: only Mulroy and Webber seemingly realised that iambic verse doesn't necessarily need a pause at the end of each line.
"It's just certain towns or cities need a pause.
The person who left off talking picks up again with more details, emotion, and exploration, Sometimes people need a pause to gather their thoughts, take a breath, and get over whatever may be blocking them.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky). also called for a "pause". "At the very least, it strikes me that we need a pause or moratorium because the American people are quite concerned and upset about the possibility of terrorists coming into our country through some type of refugee program," McConnell said at a separate press conference on Tuesday.
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If you need a break, pause.
"We need a break, a pause, in a process of integration that is going much too fast".
She is so prepared that she rarely needs a pause to think about what to say.
Blankfein needed a pause to recollect that his annual bonus last year had been $9m.
The country needs a pause for reflection, to wait for more information and to take a break from this ugly political campaign.
James Oberweis Sr., president of Oberweis Asset Management in North Aurora, Ill., told Reuters, "The market has come an awfully long way and it really needs a pause".
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