Sentence examples for repairs were needed from inspiring English sources

Costly repairs were needed to roofs and underground pipes.

The Rev. Patrick V. McNamara, St. Gabriel's pastor, said significant repairs were needed to ensure the windows' long-term survival.

"We're postponing the start of classes until next week," she announced, explaining more repairs were needed and acknowledging this was "not good news".

It had withstood the strong winds of Tropical Storm Irene, and as far as its owner could tell, no serious repairs were needed.

Last year, when dozens of ducks and ducklings died of avian botulism because the water in a mall pool near the Capitol was so fetid, and as urgent repairs were needed to stop the Jefferson Memorial's sea wall from sinking into the mud, the Senate killed a $3.5 million earmark for the mall.

Well stimulation carried out in 2012 indicated that casing repairs were needed; confirmed by further wellbore logging and analysis in 2013.

The county is sending housing rehabilitation specialists to the homes to assess what repairs are needed.

The turnpike and the state parkway cannot even handle today's traffic, and repairs are needed.

It moves around the field to wherever underwater maintenance & repairs are needed.

Plainly, repairs are needed, and plenty of suggestions have been forthcoming.

Repairs are needed to crumbling stonework, corroded ironwork, rotten window frames and walls sodden from broken gutters.