Sentence examples for reality of need from inspiring English sources

There is the heartache in some soul songs that feels whimsical and almost painless (Jackson 5's "I Want You Back" feels like the last day of school before summer vacation; The Chi-Lites' "Oh Girl" is like floating around the lazy river at Disneyworld), and then there is the cold reality of need and want and not being able to do a damn thing about it.

The fantasy of wandering about doing more is punctured by the reality of needing to earn a living.

"This was about a lot of petty little things, disputes between the parties as to when certain things should be paid, whether she was charging things just to be petty as opposed to the reality of needing them," said a lawyer for Mr. Gumbel, STANLEY S. ARKIN.

Ministers are caught between the reality of needing good relations with Europe and the United States, and a domestic mood that is not inclined to submit to foreign demands.

Schumer suggested the political reality of needing to back the middle class would prompt action by House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio).

Clive Sirkin, Kimberly-Clark's global Chief Marketing Officer, neatly expresses the reality of needing to reconcile two paradigms: "We don't believe in digital marketing.

As long as politicians for the most part evade the reality of the need for stark choices, then, it is not surprising that the public does not spontaneously recognise that need and suggest how they think the choices should be made.

French diplomats argue that Mr Sarkozy has recognised the limits of his unilateral approach, and come round to the reality of the need to square Germany first.

"So we know the reality of their need to fill the guest suites and to have itineraries that are attractive to sell.

We chuckled at the reality of the need for immediacy across an ocean and a continent.

Burton said she traveled to Geneva to let the world know about the reality of housing need in America: "Our government's saying there's enough housing, but that's not true.