requirementre‧quire‧ment /rɪˈkwaɪəmənt $ -ˈkwaɪr-/ ●●● S2 W2 AWL noun [countable usually plural] 
The refugees’ main requirements are food and shelter.requirement of Potatoes can provide one-third of our daily requirement of vitamin C.meet/fulfil/satisfy a requirement (=have or do what is necessary) The new computer system will meet all our requirements.surplus to requirements British English (=more than is needed) The increase in gas-fired power stations means traditional coal ones are becoming surplus to requirements.2something that must be done because of a law or rule: If you are installing a new bathroom, it has to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations. Two measures have been introduced as legal requirements.3something, especially good examination results, that a college, employer etc says you must have in order to do somethingrequirement for English 4 is a requirement for English majors. To find out about entry requirements for students, write to the college admissions board. The minimum requirement for the post was a degree in engineering.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1,2 & 3verbsmeet a requirement (=have or do what is needed)· We finally found a house that seemed to meet all of our requirements.satisfy/fulfil a requirement formal (=meet them)· Our aim is to satisfy our customers’ requirements.comply with requirements formal (=have or do what a rule or law says is necessary)· Failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence.impose requirements formal (=state that something has to be done)· Because the regulations impose new requirements on small businesses, they will prove costly.suit somebody’s requirements (=be suitable for someone in a particular situation)· You could design and build your own house to suit your requirements.ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + requirementa special requirement· He modified the car to suit his own special requirements.a basic requirement· Water is a basic requirement of life.an essential requirement· Confidence is an essential requirement for success.a minimum requirement· That certificate is a minimum requirement for entry to music college.a legal/statutory requirement· There is no legal requirement to carry identity papers.safety requirements· All companies are required to meet Health and Safety requirements.entry requirements (=the skills, qualifications etc you must have in order to enter a school, university, or country, or to do a course)· Applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements for the programme.energy requirements (=the amount of energy a place or person needs)· 65 percent of the country’s energy requirements were met by imported oil.phrasesbe surplus to requirements British English (=be more than is needed)· The old school building is now surplus to requirements.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
- For the second year in a row, the city's water supply has failed to meet minimum purity requirements.
- The average daily food requirement for an adult is between 2000 and 3000 calories.
- Both are now scrambling to determine exactly what their legal public-disclosure requirements are in the new bi-national arena.
- Each would prepare a business plan that included sales projections, budget requirements, and net profitability.
- Full implementation of the directive, however, would not of itself meet all the accounting requirements of credit institutions.
- Some applicants who meet the requirements are rejected because they write for the same market as an existing member.
- The fundamental requirement for incorporated practice is recognition of the company by the Council of the Law Society.
- There is no legal requirement for a child's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings.
- While a majority of the homes in Larchmont and Hancock Park meet that requirement, many do not, said Spaeth.
Longman Language Activatorin an agreement or contract
something that is stated in an agreement or contract as being necessary before something else can happen or be allowed: · After two weeks of negotiations the two sides still cannot agree on the conditions.condition of: · One of the conditions of the agreement was that both sides would call an immediate ceasefire.· It is a condition of my contract with the university that I spend half of the summer vacation doing research.meet/satisfy a condition (=do what is demanded by a condition): · The World Bank will only agree to make this loan if certain conditions are met.lay down/impose a condition (=state what must be done): · The Pentagon laid down strict conditions regarding the export of these weapons.under the conditions of something (=according to what is stated in an agreement): · Under the conditions of the GATT trade agreement, farm subsidies would be gradually phased out.
the conditions that are stated in a written agreement, contract, or legal document: terms of: · The president refused to reveal the terms of the peace agreement to the press.· The lawyers think we should alter the terms of our contract with the computer company.under the terms of something (=according to the terms of an agreement): · Under the terms of the will, Mallory could only inherit the family home if he agreed to continue living there.
a set of things that you must do or must achieve in order to be officially allowed to do or have something: · A high grade in mathematics is one of the requirements for entry to medical school.meet/satisfy/fulfil requirements (=do what is necessary): · The company's child safety seats did not meet the standards for crash safety.· The business does not satisfy all the requirements necessary to qualify for tax concessions.
a single condition that you make before you agree to do something: · He agreed to do the work, but there was one proviso - he wanted to be paid in cash.with the proviso that: · Bill had left the money to his grandson, with the proviso that it should be spent on his education.
a particular condition that is clearly stated as part of an agreement: · The union is pressing for higher pay but has made no stipulations about the numbers of workers to be employed.with the stipulation that: · The company agreed to hire the law firm, with the stipulation that they hire more women lawyers.
something that is needed if there is a need for something, that thing is needed: need for: · Carlton acknowledged that there was a need for stricter safety regulations at some of the sites.need to do something: · The need to improve teaching standards is recognized; however, it is not something that is going to happen overnight.feel the need to do something (=feel that you need to do something): · Don't you ever feel the need to take a vacation?
something that you must have for your job or for your life, not something that you only have for pleasure: · I would say that TV has become more a necessity than a luxury, wouldn't you?the bare necessities (=the most important and necessary things such as clothes and food): · For several years, the family was forced to make do with just the bare necessities.
the amount or level of something that it is necessary to have, especially one that has been officially decided or is officially advised: · The average daily food requirement for an adult is between 2000 and 3000 calories.come up to/meet/satisfy a requirement (=reach the necessary level or amount): · For the second year in a row, the city's water supply has failed to meet minimum purity requirements.
WORD SETSabsenteeism, nounacademic, adjectiveacademy, nounadult education, nounalma mater, nounassessment, nounassessor, nounassignment, nounaudiovisual, adjectiveAV, binder, nounbiology, nounblackboard, nounbursary, nounbusiness studies, nounCAL, nounCALL, nouncareer counselor, nouncareers officer, nouncase study, nounCDT, nouncert., certificate, nouncertificated, adjectivechalkboard, nouncharm school, nounchemistry set, nouncivics, nounclass, nounclassicist, nounclassmate, nouncloze test, nouncoach, nouncoeducation, nouncollege, nouncollegiate, adjectivecommon room, nouncomprehension, nouncomprehensive, adjectivecomputer-literate, adjectivecomputer science, nouncontinuing education, nouncorrespondence course, nouncoursebook, nouncoursework, nouncrash course, nouncredit, nouncrib, verbcross, nouncurriculum, nounD, noundiploma, noundirect method, nounDirector of Studies, noundissect, verbdistance learning, noundistinction, noundo, verbdropout, noundyslexia, nounedify, verbedifying, adjectiveeducate, verbeducational, adjectiveeducationalist, nouneducator, nounEFL, nounELT, nounESL, nounESOL, nounESP, nounessay, nounevening class, nounexam, nounexamination, nounexamine, verbexercise, nounexercise book, nounexternal, adjectiveextracurricular, adjectiveF, fail, nounfellowship, nounfield, nounfield day, nounfield trip, nounfieldwork, nounflashcard, nounflip chart, nounflunk, verbfree period, nounfresher, nounfreshman, nounfurther education, nounglobe, noungoverness, noungrade, verbgraded, adjectivegrade point average, noungrind, nounheuristic, adjectivehistory, nounimmersion, nounineducable, adjectiveinfirmary, nounintake, nounintelligence quotient, nouninterdisciplinary, adjectiveintroductory, adjectiveinvigilate, verbIQ, nounjanitor, nounlearning curve, nounlesson, nounletter, nounletter, verbliberal arts, nounlibrarian, nounlibrary, nounlife science, nounmainstream, adjectivemasterclass, nounmatron, nounmedia studies, nounmnemonic, nounmoderate, verbmoderator, nounmodular, adjectivemodule, nounmultiple choice, adjectivenight school, nounnumerate, adjectiveopen house, nounoral, nounoverqualified, adjectivepapier mâché, nounpass, verbpass, nounpastoral, adjectivepedagogical, adjectivepedagogue, nounpedagogy, nounphonics, nounphrasebook, nounphysical education, nounpicture book, nounplacement, nounplaytime, nounpoli sci, nounpolitical science, nounpolitics, nounprincipal, nounprize day, nounproblem, nounproctor, nounprogrammed learning, nounprotégé, nounquad, nounqualification, nounqualify, verbquick, adjectiverector, nounre-educate, verbrefectory, nounreference, nounreference library, nounrequirement, nounresearch, nounresearch, verbresit, verbresource, nounresult, nounresume, nounretake, verbretake, nounreunion, nounreview, verbrevise, verbrevision, nounrole-play, nounrote, nounscholar, nounscholarship, nounscholastic, adjectiveschool, nounscience, nounscript, nounself-taught, adjectiveset, verbspeciality, nounspelling bee, nounstandard, adjectivestate school, nounstudent body, nounstudent government, nounstudent loan, nounstudent teaching, nounstudent union, nounstudy, verbstudy hall, nounsub, nounsummer holidays, nounsummer vacation, nounsuperintendent, nounteacher, nounteaching, nountechie, nounterm, nounterm paper, nounTESL, nounTESOL, nountext, nountextbook, nountick, nountick, verbtimetable, nountimetable, verbtranscript, nountrimester, nountruancy, nountuition, nountutor, nountutor, verbunderclassman, noununit, noununseen, nounvisual aid, nounvocational, adjectivewhiteboard, nounworkbook, nounworksheet, nounX, nounyearbook, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE ENTRY Meanings 1,2 & 3verbs He could never live up to his father’s exacting standards. Britain was accused of failing to fulfil its obligations under the EU Treaty. Much of the electrical equipment failed to fulfill safety requirements. The classes are tailored to suit learners’ needs.
(=have or do what is needed)· We finally found a house that seemed to meet all of our requirements.
formal (=meet them)· Our aim is to satisfy our customers’ requirements.
formal (=have or do what a rule or law says is necessary)· Failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence.
formal (=state that something has to be done)· Because the regulations impose new requirements on small businesses, they will prove costly.
(=be suitable for someone in a particular situation)· You could design and build your own house to suit your requirements.
ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + requirement· He modified the car to suit his own special requirements.
· Water is a basic requirement of life.
· Confidence is an essential requirement for success.
· That certificate is a minimum requirement for entry to music college.
· There is no legal requirement to carry identity papers.
· All companies are required to meet Health and Safety requirements.
(=the skills, qualifications etc you must have in order to enter a school, university, or country, or to do a course)· Applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements for the programme.
(=the amount of energy a place or person needs)· 65 percent of the country’s energy requirements were met by imported oil.
phrases British English (=be more than is needed)· The old school building is now surplus to requirements.
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES· 65% of the country’s energy needs are met by imported oil.
· Applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements for the school.
He could never live up to his father’s exacting standards. Britain was accused of failing to fulfil its obligations under the EU Treaty. Much of the electrical equipment failed to fulfill safety requirements.· The application must satisfy the requirements of Article 6.
· Landlords must comply with strict safety requirements.
· The building has been adapted to suit the needs of older people.
The classes are tailored to suit learners’ needs.· Check the visa requirements with your travel agent.
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE· The basic requirement is that glazing in certain critical locations must be safe.· Nor are dialects subject to judgment, so long as they meet the basic requirement of having clearly defined rules.· Safety is a basic human requirement for survival, development, health and self-fulfilment at every stage of the lifespan.· This is a very basic requirement of any measuring device.· Each of them, however, raises certain basic requirements of a conceptual and empirical kind.· Certainly there may be the odd chart or graph thrown in for luck but the basic requirement is for high quality text.· Playing to a consistent length is one of the basic requirements to perform to a high level.· Societies have certain basic needs or requirements which must be met if they are to survive.
· Leasing schemes will allow large-scale investments to be financed at relatively little cost to the public sector borrowing requirement.· They would certainly have had no chance of financing their programme without large increases both in taxation and in the borrowing requirement.· It also affected the borrowing requirements of corporations, countries and international agencies.· A total of £3,500 million was taken out of the public-sector borrowing requirement.· The borrowing requirement for the whole of financial year of 1991-92 was £13.9 billion, after £7.9 billion of proceeds from privatisations.· The public-sector borrowing requirement would be cut from Esc539,000 million to Esc416,000 million.· Sales of state assets helped the government to reduce the public sector borrowing requirement.
· The exact requirements of natural justice can vary depending on the particular situation.· All the products can be personalised to the client's exact requirements.· Students will be informed of exact attendance requirements when accepted for courses.· This will give the exact requirements for the system that you are going to buy.· The exact requirements of the mortgagee to be contained in the conveyance or transfer should be ascertained.· All Strachan fitted furniture is expertly crafted to your exact requirements in our own workshops.
· Presumably, the lawmaker must determine the content of these general requirements of justice.· Such general requirements would clearly include teachers, therapists, and counselors who work with children.
· Ward organisation is important in ensuring that the learner's individual requirements for the development of her clinical skills are met.· To meet these needs we have a wide range of plans which can be adapted to suit individual means and requirements.· Each Savoy bed is constructed from natural materials and can be specially made to suit individual requirements.· Our professional Banqueting Department will be pleased to discuss your individual requirements.· Properties carefully selected to clients individual requirements.· Unfortunately, although demand for sites is still high, the individual requirements of the operator dictate selection.· All students can, in consultation with their Director of Studies, arrange a programme of courses specifically tailored to their individual requirements.
· The nature of the legal requirement depends upon the type of organisation it is.· Both are now scrambling to determine exactly what their legal public-disclosure requirements are in the new bi-national arena.· But this is not a legal requirement.· Others take earmarked money but go beyond the legal requirements and identify big donors.· She wasn't immunised That's a legal requirement!· Strike fits requirements White House officials said the potential pilots strike appeared to meet the legal requirement for presidential intervention.· Beer is classified as a food stuff and yet it is excluded from the legal requirements to list ingredients.· There is no legal requirement for a child's evidence to be corroborated in civil proceedings.
· Mainly New Zealand wool was used for which just enough foreign currency was released to buy the minimum immediate requirement.· The minimum lot size requirement is 20,000 square feet.· However, the following proposals are tentatively put forward as minimum requirements for most kinds of library. 1.· As far as minimum requirements go, you will need to take at least one blank video cassette with you.· In terms of study leave, some organisations were not convinced that the Institute's minimum requirement of 20 weeks was necessary.· In Chapter 2 I gave a breakdown of the five minimum requirements of the graph search mechanism.· Success in the examination did not secure by itself a study position abroad, but it was the minimum requirement.
· Advisers will therefore have to make clients aware of this new requirement.· The new requirements were set in 1992, but they are being phased in over a 16-year period that began in 1994.· Insurers, Mr Leventhal noted, are interested in selling because of stiff new regulatory capital requirements on their real-estate holdings.· Places that can not meet these new requirements by January 1991 may consequently lose a Crown.· The Treasury Department announced Thursday it has implemented new requirements intended to restrict firearm purchases by foreign visitors.· In these circumstances the Committee felt justified in insisting that the new requirement be met.· Instead, there are a new set of requirements, new standards, more exams.
· Propagation is very easily achieved by cuttings. Other requirements: Light: Bright light, but not too strong.· The plant will require regular pruning. Other requirements: Light: Moderate to bright light satisfactory.· Propagates by the plantlets produced on the runners. Other requirements: Light: Good bright light essential.· An occasional application of liquid fertiliser is beneficial. Other requirements: Light: Good illumination is essential.· Propagation is done by stem-cuttings, which root very easily. Other requirements: Light: Good illumination.· Propagation is by stem cuttings. Other requirements: Light: Requires bright light and plenty of it.· These should be pruned periodically and propagated accordingly. Other requirements: Light: Requires plenty of bright light.
· Leasing schemes will allow large-scale investments to be financed at relatively little cost to the public sector borrowing requirement.· It has gone on reducing the fantastic levels of public sector borrowing requirement that were reached under the last Government.· Then he got the public sector borrowing requirement wrong.· Nevertheless, obsession with the size of public sector borrowing requirements began at this time.· Sales of state assets helped the government to reduce the public sector borrowing requirement.
· The disabled and frail elderly will, of course, have special requirements and will need to select a home with a view to adaptation.· Were the objectives and special requirement achieved?· Older customers with special requirements do not wish to be seen as different.· Readers too, may have their own special requirements.· There are no special entry requirements for the module.· I would like a home of my own but I have special requirements.· The needs of vegetarians, or those with special diet requirements are met, and a reasonable variety of menus is provided.· The catering contract is unique in character, with special requirements for quality and speed of service.
· The rather specific environmental requirements of salt weathering mean that its action is spatially highly variable.· In applying these principles in particular cases, various courts have set out more specific requirements.· Even to the extent of formulating new or repackaging existing products to suit specific requirements.· Persons interested in a career as a funeral director should contact their state board for specific state requirements.· We are able to arrange all types of insurance, tailor-made to a client's specific requirements.· The A level grades normally required are published in the Prospectus, as are fields' specific entry requirements.· They have no specific food requirement and wild rabbits have no significant water intake.· The company will, however, package to customers' specific requirements as regulations permit, in order to reduce delivery time.
· There is the concern about how the school can both maintain its own curriculum priorities and meet statutory requirements.· But it is governed in some detail by statutory requirements, and so is undeniably a system of statutory regulation.· Lord Morton went on to construe the statutory terms extremely narrowly as permitting challenge only if express statutory requirements were violated.· The document summarises statutory requirements and policy guidance, and comments on information contained in other Firecode series documents.· To meet statutory requirements in certain dangerous industries and services 6.· Alternatively, if those banks subject to statutory cash requirements were short of cash, they could attract cash away from the uncontrolled institutions.· It is, I think, generally felt that the youth service is already a statutory requirement under various education Acts.· In those circumstances, a central statutory requirement for a training levy is absolutely necessary.
· First, consider a firm which has a machine which originally cost £10,000 but has recently been surplus to requirements.· It was very pale and had no expression, as though expressions were surplus to requirements.· An official opening of the new station is now being arranged and the old station is to be declared surplus to requirements.· It may be some time yet before Mansell's services are surplus to requirements.· Most housing developers believe about 30,000 of these are surplus to requirements.· The social services department says the three homes are surplus to requirements.· So now you have a new baby, your 15-year-old is surplus to requirements.
NOUN· It is with regard to these latter companies that additional disclosure requirements must be considered.· Unquoted companies are not subject to such disclosure requirements and accordingly represent a greater risk.· Two additional disclosure requirements are proposed.· Most such respondents did not identify specific disclosure requirements that they considered excessive.· There are various restrictions and disclosure requirements in relation to such dealings, and dealings may have certain effects on the offer.· The Listing Particulars Directive of 1980 sought to harmonise disclosure requirements, with a view to eventual mutual recognition of listing particulars.· More detailed guidance was given about what should be included under this heading, and a minimum disclosure requirement proposed.
· Passes, sometimes at specified grades, in individual subjects usually reflect the particular entry requirements of a field.· The A level grades normally required are published in the Prospectus, as are fields' specific entry requirements.· There are no special entry requirements for the module.· Garden Design: Anyone: there are no age limits or entry requirements.· Certain courses require passes in specific subjects; details of these course entry requirements are given in the tables.· However the entry requirements and the course content will be the same for all students regardless of which institution has admitted them.· It seems very important that adults are made aware of entry requirements particularly when applying to science courses.
· This process should be wherever possible part of a systematic analysis of diagnostic system requirements.· But they vary in terms of gameplay, interaction with the gaming environment, graphics, storyline and system requirements.· They will be of limited use as evidence that system requirements are being met.
VERB· TranSys will fund the £200m borrowing requirement and spend £150m on capital equipment over the next five years.· Lower bill yields would cut the amount of debt to be retired at each auction, reducing borrowing requirements and the deficit.· It has gone on reducing the fantastic levels of public sector borrowing requirement that were reached under the last Government.· Then he got the public sector borrowing requirement wrong.· Public sector borrowing requirement is forecast to rise from £37 billion this year to £44 billion next year.· This is a percentage of the total borrowing requirement and, if you are carrying accumulated losses, can be considerably high.· The increase is due partly to looser borrowing requirements.· The local authority borrowing requirement fell to £1.8 billion last year from £3.4 billion, suggesting higher poll tax receipts.
· On 21 September 1982 Mr. Dennis committed an act of bankruptcy by failing to comply with the requirements of a bankruptcy notice.· All states have complied with this requirement.· The court may intervene where there has been a failure to comply with express procedural requirements.· Low-fat cottage cheese is prepared in the same manner as cottage cheese and must comply with all labelling requirements for cottage cheese.· It is vital to comply with legal requirements before embalming.· Failure to comply with this requirement is also a criminal offence.· Great care must be taken in complying with the requirements for advance disclosure.· Unfortunately, not many of our rivers now comply with the basic requirements of the otter.
· Compensation for unfair dismissal or redundancy may be available to you if you have lost your job and fulfil the qualifying requirements.· There is a short but significant list of Aegean settlements which fulfil the requirements.· Shakespeare's Lady Macbeth fulfilled almost all the requirements of a criminal woman imbued with evil.· If you don't then like the package, or find it doesn't fulfil one of your requirements, hard luck.· It is men rather than women who have, typically, been able to fulfil these requirements.· It fulfils the essential requirement of an expressive image, which is to illuminate brightly and quickly.· Still, he has not fulfilled the requirements for salvation either.· To fulfil operational requirements as well may lead to data being collected, validated and stored more than once.
· Margin Rule 5-28 imposes various requirements in relation to margined contingent liability transactions.· S.-imposed requirements, most having to do with eliminating programs, cutting staff and slashing budgets.· Nor does the Act impose a requirement of advance notice of meetings and assemblies.· Since all variables are non-negative this imposes the requirement.· Article 5 imposes the plain language requirement and the obligation to interpret ambiguities in the way most favourable to the consumer.· It does not distinguish between different types of hearsay or impose any procedural requirements for its admission.· After consultation with the chief officer of police, the power to impose requirements in relation to the conduct of the investigation. 3.· Banks choosing to operate with a lower liquidity ratio could be prevented by the authorities imposing statutory reserve requirements on banks.
· References to a supervision requirement in the Act include references to a requirement made in substitution for an existing requirement.· The new work environment includes unique learning requirements that classroom training alone can not meet.· We make no charge for including your requirements in this register.· The Legal Aid Board's franchising package will include requirements about practice management.· A more stringent barrier includes the requirement for staff to shower on entering the unit and a complete change of clothes.
· The timing had to be strict to meet television requirements for the finish at about 5 p.m.· Settle on a connection type that will meet your transmission time requirements.· A portfolio of over 30 short courses complements the longer programmes and also meets more specialist requirements.· All banks need to maintain a cash ratio large enough to meet the cash requirements of their depositors.· Full details of the payments made must be supplied to the Inland Revenue to meet its requirements.· They demand an advanced level of quality technical sales support and the tailoring of research and technology to meet customer requirements.
· It was intended as a staff information bulletin, and it may be that electronic mail will reduce the requirement for it.· Lower bill yields would cut the amount of debt to be retired at each auction, reducing borrowing requirements and the deficit.· At the same time, the nation's rulers have reduced their requirements for particular items.· One of the most important ways by which this can be achieved is by reducing our requirements.· This speeds up calculations, reduces memory requirements and often lets you use narrower columns, so you can fit more on-screen.· The use of a heat shield made from asteroidal materials is highly attractive because it reduces propulsion requirements.· In particular, did the regime permanently change their patterning of sleep, as well as reducing their sleep requirement by over an hour?· Psion also intends to implement a just-in-time strategy both at this site and at Psion Dacom to further reduce working capital requirements.
· However, such restrictive exercise would not satisfy the ethological requirements of breeds such as dalmatians, dobermanns and collies.· We have found that a single hidden layer node per about 50 input nodes will satisfy our requirements in imaging applications.· Next year one will be able to satisfy one's requirement by visiting Disneyland, Paris.· Much of what had seemed useless except for satisfying formal requirements, was now vital and important in the teaching situation.· The examination is a collection of questions and individually a question goes some way to satisfying the requirements of the examination.· A specification for the computer system which will satisfy the user's requirements begins to evolve.· Beyond satisfying those requirements no specific grouping of subjects is stipulated.· It is claimed that such systems satisfy heating requirements at a reasonable cost.
· Investors can build a portfolio of zeros with staggered maturity dates to suit their requirements.· These days there are a range of sizes, specifications and prices to suit nearly every requirement.· Even to the extent of formulating new or repackaging existing products to suit specific requirements.· To meet these needs we have a wide range of plans which can be adapted to suit individual means and requirements.· Each Savoy bed is constructed from natural materials and can be specially made to suit individual requirements.· Drawing on our knowledge of the city we can tailor make all the arrangements to suit your particular requirements.· Accommodation is available on lease conditions to suit tenants' requirements and short-term lettings may be considered.
PHRASES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
- Booksellers are in the vanguard and many of them simply can not get enough books to meet demand.
- But, on the theory, to ask if it is true is just to ask if it meets a need.
- Compaq are accelerating production in an attempt to meet demand.
- Education, training and skills development is another way in which the government attempts to meet demands for labour.
- Then it meets requirements for his powerful living.
- There was something fishy about the way supply met demand in an investment bank.
- To meet demand, Cirrus is stepping up production.
- Under the present system the Central Electricity Generating Board is charged with ensuring there is enough power station capacity to meet demand.
- It may be some time yet before Mansell's services are surplus to requirements.
- It was very pale and had no expression, as though expressions were surplus to requirements.
- Most housing developers believe about 30,000 of these are surplus to requirements.
- So now you have a new baby, your 15-year-old is surplus to requirements.
- The social services department says the three homes are surplus to requirements.
WORD FAMILYnounrequirementverbrequire
1something that someone needs or asks for: The refugees’ main requirements are food and shelter.requirement of Potatoes can provide one-third of our daily requirement of vitamin C.meet/fulfil/satisfy a requirement (=have or do what is necessary) The new computer system will meet all our requirements.surplus to requirements British English (=more than is needed) The increase in gas-fired power stations means traditional coal ones are becoming surplus to requirements.2something that must be done because of a law or rule: If you are installing a new bathroom, it has to meet the requirements of the Building Regulations. Two measures have been introduced as legal requirements.3something, especially good examination results, that a college, employer etc says you must have in order to do somethingrequirement for English 4 is a requirement for English majors. To find out about entry requirements for students, write to the college admissions board. The minimum requirement for the post was a degree in engineering.COLLOCATIONS– Meanings 1,2 & 3verbsmeet a requirement (=have or do what is needed)· We finally found a house that seemed to meet all of our requirements.satisfy/fulfil a requirement formal (=meet them)· Our aim is to satisfy our customers’ requirements.comply with requirements formal (=have or do what a rule or law says is necessary)· Failure to comply with these requirements is a criminal offence.impose requirements formal (=state that something has to be done)· Because the regulations impose new requirements on small businesses, they will prove costly.suit somebody’s requirements (=be suitable for someone in a particular situation)· You could design and build your own house to suit your requirements.ADJECTIVES/NOUNS + requirementa special requirement· He modified the car to suit his own special requirements.a basic requirement· Water is a basic requirement of life.an essential requirement· Confidence is an essential requirement for success.a minimum requirement· That certificate is a minimum requirement for entry to music college.a legal/statutory requirement· There is no legal requirement to carry identity papers.safety requirements· All companies are required to meet Health and Safety requirements.entry requirements (=the skills, qualifications etc you must have in order to enter a school, university, or country, or to do a course)· Applicants must satisfy the normal entry requirements for the programme.energy requirements (=the amount of energy a place or person needs)· 65 percent of the country’s energy requirements were met by imported oil.phrasesbe surplus to requirements British English (=be more than is needed)· The old school building is now surplus to requirements.