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Tkacka15 Posted 7 years ago
Vocabulary

As needed

"Irish and British government officials would be speaking by phone on Friday, Reuters reported Varadkar as saying. He added that the calls would be followed up with “direct contact” between the two prime ministers as needed."

(The Guardian.)

What is the exact meaning of the phrase "as needed" in the context above?

Does it mean 'because it is needed', 'if needed', or something else?

  

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This apparently means Irish and British officials will speak by phone on Friday, hoping they can settle everything that way. If there is no settlement, the two prime ministers will then talk and try to settle things. , the prime ministers will then talk, as much as necessary ("as needed"), to settle things - this could range from a simple phone conversation between the two, to a formal diplomatic meeting.

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  • This apparently means Irish and British officials will speak by phone on Friday, hoping they can settle everything that way.
  • If there is no settlement, the two prime ministers will then talk and try to settle things.
  • , the prime ministers will then talk, as much as necessary ("as needed"), to settle things - this could range from a simple phone conversation between the two, to a formal diplomatic meeting.
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This apparently means Irish and British officials will speak by phone on Friday, hoping they can settle everything that way. If there is no settlement, the two prime ministers will then talk and try to settle things. That is, if their subordinates fail to settle things by phone on Fri., the prime ministers will then talk, as much as necessary ("as needed"), to settle things - this could rang

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He added that the calls would be followed up with “direct contact” between the two prime ministers as needed."

It means 'to the extent that it is necessary'.

If the government officials can solve all the problems, the two Prime Ministers will not need to contact each other..

If there are problems that the officials can't solve, the two Prime Ministers will conta

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