Sentence examples for was barely necessary from inspiring English sources

At the same time transnational scourges like crime, disease and climate change demand a new sort of collaboration that was barely necessary when the modern state was invented in the 17th century.

Friends, the authentic kind, are barely necessary when you have Gucci and the Divine Stylist, Mr. Bissinger's personal shopper at the brand's flagship New York store.

The interesting thing about this edition is that it is presented to us almost entirely without apparatus: only seven brief notes at the end (which are barely necessary), no introduction, no information beyond that on the back cover that the author was a Canadian academic who "is mostly known today for his posthumous novel A Strange Manuscript...".

Despite gains in the second half of the 1990s, the economy soon plateaued at a low level and by 2005 was barely creating enough jobs and necessary public services to keep up with the country's rapid population growth.

But in a conference call with analysts on Friday, McDonald's executives insisted that offering cheaper prices was necessary because the restaurant industry was barely growing.

The location was barely big enough for the actors to perform in after the crew had finished setting up the necessary equipment.

It was barely noticed.

It was barely reported.

He was barely hurt.

"It was barely holding.

The audience was barely involved.