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Jul 19, 2014 · Senior Member. UK. English - England. Jul 20, 2014. #4. As general guidance: The necessity of increasing taxes had to be explained. -> of + -ing form. The necessity to increase taxes had to be explained. -> to raise -> Full infinitive of the verb. The necessity for increases in taxation had to be explained. -> for + noun/pronoun.
Feb 6, 2008 · Hi, I am not too sure whether you use "for" or "of" after "necessity" and before a noun, like in "the necessity of/for marriage". Thanks!
Feb 17, 2013 · Atna said: micafe, I need to know the preprosition I must use with necessity, not with need. Thank you anyway! Oh. I'm sorry. "a necessity to do....." followed by a verb. "a necessity for food" followed by a noun. "They have a necessity to eat food".
Jan 19, 2009 · Senior Member. English - USA. Jan 19, 2009. #2. "Bare" means "without adornment". There are some things which, even if one is living an extremely simple life, one still needs. Food, clothing, etc. A bear necessity is something that's absolutely needed. "Bear necessities" is either a play on words or a misspelling.
Sep 21, 2015 · Sep 21, 2015. #1. Hello everyone, I already know that "out of necessity" (= because you need, because there is a necessity - my definition) is a commonly used phrase in English. My question: does "out of need" (out of necessity, because you need, because there is a necessity - my definition) sound natural/correct in the examples I made below? a.
Feb 1, 2012 · Feb 1, 2012. #3. MuttQuad said: Here's where the confusion arose. "Needs" generally means things that are lacking but needed. "Necessities" refers to a class of items which are necessary to get along, live one's life, etc. When you said you were "full of necessities" (a strange way of putting it, by the way), your listener took the meaning to ...
May 15, 2011 · must I think it is means obligation,because you have said the reason which means you can do nothing but stay to finish your work. necessity means that you can have alternative choice (maybe you can stop to do other things) , while obligation indicates you have to do the thing whether you like or not, no other options.
Sep 16, 2013 · Normally, "as a matter of necessity" is used in a very direct fashion, not as a general introduction or vague statement but within a concrete progression of ideas, in practical, discrete manner. In many, if not most, examples, the phrase can be read—in a rough way—as "because it is necessary." If you place that into the original example you ...
Mar 29, 2014 · ChengDu,China. Mandarin. Mar 29, 2014. #1. No necessity of making a living away from home results in neglect of children. Everytime I come across this kind of sentence,I understand it in a wrong way: (No necessity of making a living away from home) results in neglect of children. My guess: The right way to understand it is: No necessity of ...
Mar 21, 2022 · Senior Member. I agree with the sentiment in #3. Since preclude is used to mean rule out in advance, it’s a better fit with some kind of possibility or option, rather than a necessity or obligation. If nothing precludes the possibility of doing something, that possibility still exists. There’s nothing to stop you from doing whatever it is.
