Sentence examples for needed modernizing from inspiring English sources

But the moated chateau, while livable, desperately needed modernizing.

OpenGL implementation has fallen behind the competition, the filesystem desperately needs updating, the SDK has needed modernizing for years, networking and cryptography have seen major gaffes.

CONS: The house needs modernizing.

But the rules of love have shifted, and our floriography needs modernizing as well.

Premier Pompidou has just remarked, is if in explanation, that French hotel equipment may need modernizing (which would cost a fortune), and the French welcome to strangers "should always be accompanied by a smile" (which ought to cost nothing).

He has pledged to repair and update public financing, which urgently needs modernizing, as have Senator John Kerry of Massachusetts and Gen. Wesley Clark, who may also opt for private financing.

The Philharmonic's troubled home needs modernizing, better acoustics and increased space for offices and rehearsal rooms.

Even in the unlikely event that none of your electrical equipment needs modernizing, they can make present equipment run better longer.

Many customers bought more large computers like I.B.M.'s 390 series than they needed while modernizing their systems to avoid Year 2000 computer disruptions.

This was a modern age, it was argued, and we needed to modernize banking for the 21st century.

He described himself as a union supporter, but said the BART unions needed to "modernize".