societal need

collocation in English

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societal
adjective[before noun]
uk
/səˈsaɪ.ə.təl/us
/səˈsaɪ.ə.t̬əl/
relating to or ...
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need
noun
uk
/niːd/us
/niːd/
the state of having to have something that you do not have, especially something that you must have so that you can have a ...
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(Definition ofsocietalandneedfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsocietal need

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We acknowledge that there is a widersocietalneedand that, in certain matters, companies are not always, or even often, the best arbiters of their own interests.
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Not because she thought women were weaker, but only because there was a realsocietalneedfor protective legislation.
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He cites courses in home economics and driver's education as focusing on meeting asocietalneedrather than an educational goal.
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At a certain point, the compellingsocietalneedforces exploitation of the resource above and beyond the resource's natural rate of renewal.
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What clinical and societal needs are met by the classification system?
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The danger lies in the potential for conflict embodied in the clash between individual and societal needs.
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In particular, efforts are focused on four key areas ofsocietalneed: energy and the environment, health, security, and the preparation of leaders who will make wise use of technology.
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Therefore, it is inherently more adaptable and capable of responding to changing societal needs.
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Counterposed to this responsibility are the societal needs that require a global view.
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The women who were involved were reformers in a sense and acted as a non-governmental organization and an indicator of societal needs.
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Since there is such extensive effort put into erecting buildings, the structures must appropriately fulfill the societal needs.
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He then believes that the new enterprises can build socially developed plans of production for societal needs, such as efficient light-rail transport components.
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The most significant aspect of his research is its direct relevance to societal needs and economic development of the people of the region.
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Any technologies that fail to meet this criterion even though they may satisfy very important societal needs, are not developed.
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Its purpose was to address societal needs by incorporating fundamental scientific thinking and research into engineering solutions.
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The region is used by humans for its mineral resources and hydroelectric power as a result of the abundance of water and emergent societal needs.
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Indeed, because of societal needs the number of youth residential facilities has grown over recent years to close to 39,950 in 2000.
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The research orientation is innovative, original and directed to societal needs.
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Geophysics is applied to societal needs, such as mineral resources, mitigation of natural hazards and environmental protection.
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The latest book edited by these women 2001 is their culminating and completing work, in which they upgrade their model based on their view of societal needs.
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