ADJ
- overwhelming, sheer
- absolute
- fundamental, vital
- real
- dire, pressing, urgent
- immediate
- strategic
- logical, physical, practical
- The people in the rural areas use mud bricks only as an immediate, practical necessity
- commercial, economic, financial, historical, military, political, social
- He argued that nuclear weapons were a political necessity
VERB + NECESSITY
- recognize, see
- She saw the necessity to make an immediate impression on him
- accept (sth as), be convinced of
- They have accepted the necessity of greater state intervention
- avoid, obviate, remove, spare
- emphasize, highlight, stress
- Observers stressed the necessity for the ceasefire to be observed
- be born (out) of
- Culling of the animals was born out of the necessity for successful conservation
NECESSITY + VERB
- arise
- These animals don't like water but will swim if the necessity arises
- demand (sth)
- Where necessity demands, we can seat more guests in the gallery
- force sth
- Necessity forced an urgent solution
PREP
- of ~
- The visit will, of necessity, be brief
- out of ~
- He is changing job out of necessity, not because he particularly wants to
- through ~
- Most of the women are forced, through economic necessity, to work in part-time low-paid jobs
- without the ~ of
- You can dial direct without the necessity of going through the operator
- ~ for
- There's no necessity for you to come
- ~ to
- the necessity to earn a living
PHRASES
- any/no necessity
- The company sees no necessity for a more cautious approach to investment
ADJ
- absolute
- vital
- real
- urgent
- Policies which address these issues are an urgent necessity
- bare, basic
- They have nothing but the barest necessities
- daily
PHRASES
- a necessity of life
- Food is a necessity of life
