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if need be
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if need beadverb
If necessary; if there is a need.
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of if need be in Chaldean Numerology is: 8
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of if need be in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5
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We teach people how to avoid trauma and we give them choices of how to leave a violent situation without violence. And if need be, they need to do the minimum violence needed to get out of the situation.
The notion that the colonel need be a better man than the private is as confused as the notion that the keystone need be stronger than the coping stone.
Social media is not toxic. Social media sites are not toxic. It might just be that you've allowed the toxic people you follow on social media to make it toxic for you. There is no rule, no law or no condition on any of these sites that says you must continue to follow or stay connected with someone you don't want to on social media. Unfollow, disconnect and block if need be and as often as you like.”
Physically, you've seen him in ways that other people haven't, correct and if need be, I can describe that.
They felt the need to give the party a bit more say in that to make sure someone more electable would emerge, if need be, it’s a backstop, more or less.
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