'requires' is a perfectly correct and usable word in written English. It is primarily used as a verb, and it means "to need (something) as a necessary condition or part." For example, you can use the sentence "This recipe requires fresh basil and oregano to bring out its full flavor.".
We will want to determine that those responsible for operating this ride have done what the law requires.
A successful referendum requires a double majority – a national yes vote, and affirmation in the majority of the states.
Will the country defy the doomsayers and unlock the €7.2bn in held-up bailout funds it so desperately requires?
"Oil prices are going down but this ministry has always been given what it requires," Khulaifi added.
It requires the kind of "rat-like cunning" that Nicholas Tomalin reckoned was one of the three essential qualities for any good journalist.
Bringing a prosecution under this act was always going to be difficult because it requires an explicit agreement to pay money or some other "valuable consideration", such as a loan, in return for an honour.
China restricts the number of foreign films it releases and often requires broad edits of American films before they meet censors' standards.
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