imperative need

collocation in English

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imperative
adjective
uk
/ɪmˈper.ə.tɪv/us
/ɪmˈper.ə.t̬ɪv/
extremely important ...
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need
noun
uk
/niːd/us
/niːd/
the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a ...
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(Definition ofimperativeandneedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofimperative need

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Children can and should have a role in making decisions about their participation in research, but thisimperativeneednot hinge on a polar determination of decisional authority.
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Thirdly, and above all, there is common agreement as to theimperativeneedof international co-operation in the economic sphere.
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Reform of the voting system for all elections in this country is animperativeneed.
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Much has been said lately about theimperativeneedfor increasing coal production.
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There is animperativeneedfor a new policy, based on codevelopment, conflict prevention, and the rejection of the dictates of the financial markets.
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All these events emphasise theimperativeneedfor political directives.
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There are communities out there with legitimate anxieties, and there is animperativeneedfor those contracts to be concluded.
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Theimperativeneedwhich the country has of their services means a break in their careers at a critical and important time.
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There is animperativeneedfrom the farmer's own point of view to fill up the ranks of those who are working on the land.
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It is that demanding market situation which has created theimperativeneedto restructure the industry.
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There is animperativeneedfor understanding the causes of distrust which arise from a complete lack of comprehension of the problems of other people.
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I use that as a graphic illustration of theimperativeneedfor a national water strategy.
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We do not have the sameimperativeneedto invest in energy independence as they have.
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Theimperativeneedin the present situation is to end this policy of deflation with its high and rising level of unemployment.
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It emphasises theimperativeneedfor a policy of co-ordination, which we have lacked for so many years.
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It is encouraging to know that, nowadays, so many people are aware that the problem exists and are publicising theimperativeneedfor a solution.
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Now there is a growing interest and there is animperativeneedto take big steps and to take them quickly.
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It provides the material for a civilised society's mostimperativeneed, energy.
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Therefore, there is animperativeneedfor them to cominue to act as good parents towards the young people after they leave care.
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Theimperativeneedto carry that task through the years ahead will be with us throughout that time.
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