Be necessary
Let and be necessary are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Let" instead a verb phrase "Be necessary".
Let
Let verb - To give permission to.
Be necessary and let are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Be necessary" instead a verb "Let".
Nearby Word: letting
Both terms in one sentence
- Bomberman 121890 has 'Never let it be said that I would not use twenty words when only a few words would be necessary.'
Source: Catch Phrase / Other - It would not be necessary to import saves from one module to the next, the character would move to a new/previous area just by inserting the appropriate data disk (this was before hard drives were common, let alone standard equipment).
Source: Old Save Bonus - Let Me Get This Straight: the plots of the books tend to be so convoluted that explanations tend to be necessary, particularly for Smiley's People, where Saul Enderby has to confirm via George Smiley just how all the events that had happened so far tie together and lead to Karla.
Source: Literature / The Quest for Karla
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