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if need be

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  1. if need beadverb

    If necessary; if there is a need.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of if need be in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of if need be in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of if need be in a Sentence

  1. Roy Cooper:

    We all want to be in Charlotte, we love North Carolina, but having a sense now is absolutely essential because of the rules and regulations that are involved, and we look forward to working with North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper, getting a swift response, and, if need be, moving Republican National Convention to a state that is farther along on reopening and can say with confidence that we can gather there.

  2. Larry Pratt:

    It's for restraining tyrannical tendencies in government, if need be, by active measures.

  3. Bong Hwa:

    Kim has a team of doctors who cares for him and sometimes if need be, they will bring in foreign specialists from Russia, China, Singapore and Germany.

  4. Jonathan Weiss:

    Our pace of growth is not so significant relative to the overall growth the bank has experienced that shareholders need be concerned that somehow we're growing some massive set of risks.

  5. Anderson Cooper:

    Physically, you've seen him in ways that other people haven't, correct and if need be, I can describe that.


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