Definitions
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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
require .
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Examples
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But companies shouldn't think the tag requires them to make a promotion.
Employees With 'High Potential' Need to Know Melissa Korn 2011
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Spelling a word requires us to favor one meaning over another, which saps a pun of dual interpretations as soon as it is read.
What in the Word? Rules For Better Punmanship John Pollack 2011
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What Ms. Malkin requires is a lengthy stay in a one of those abandoned Internment Camps in the Great Basin.
Michelle Malkin’s Victory Over Doughnut Terrorists « Antiwar.com Blog 2008
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Consequently, justice in the full and proper sense of the term requires a perfect distinction between debtor and creditor.
The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 8: Infamy-Lapparent 1840-1916 1913
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The designation requires a change to legislation by the Ontario government, something Councillor Thompson said he believes is overdue.
The Globe and Mail - Home RSS feed Elizabeth Church 2011
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It is certain that neither the grammatical nor popular sense of the term requires that construction.
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The correct use of the term requires the elements of intolerance, irrationality, and animosity toward those of differing beliefs.
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The correct use of the term requires the elements of obstinacy and irrationality toward those of differing opinion, especially: one who regards or treats the members of a group (as a racial or ethnic group) with hatred and intolerance.
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If "liberal" is so loaded with baggage that merely using the term requires fifteen explanatory points and addenda, then I'm fine with shelving it.
Foreign Policy Watch 2010
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Leadership worthy of the term requires courage, because courage inspires.
EzineArticles 2010
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