be needful

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Using such serious words so readily not only ensures that no fruitful discussion can follow, it diminishes their value in those rare times where they might be needful.

From Fox News • Mar. 25, 2019

"But," said Count Bismarck, "may I beg your majesty immediately to command the military operations, which will be needful as soon as war has been declared."

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. I (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

"General von Arentschildt further begs your majesty's commands and instructions as to the capitulation which may be needful during the action," said the aide-de-camp.

From For Sceptre and Crown, Vol. II (of II) A Romance of the Present Time by Meding, Johann Ferdinand Martin Oskar

"All things that be needful both for our souls and bodies" is, we presume, summed up in "our daily bread."

From My Path to Atheism by Besant, Annie Wood

This they pretended to be needful, first, in respect of her nativity, which they knew was not esteemed legitimate by the See of Rome.

From The Condition of Catholics Under James I. by Gerard, John