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crying need

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crying need (for someone or something)
Fig. a definite or desperate need for someone or something. There is a crying need for someone to come in and straighten things out. All the people in that area have a crying need for a local hospital.
See also: crying, need


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Much inspired talking was done, many bright ideas floated in the specialised sections into which the grand assembly disposed itself, total agreement reached on such urgent issues as the crying need to make Australia a republic, and in sum the Rudd Government was presented with a host of brilliant ideas on how to improve Australia and its people.
For WSWA, Goldenberg sees a crying need for a more expansive membership, as membership numbers have shrunk with industry consolidation.
The rub is that participants did not voice a crying need for such a site, either.
 
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