He asked God to only take them if they were greatly needed to win the battle.
For this reason an effective media watch is greatly needed.
"We greatly need the capital and technology of the rich countries," he said.
"Well, another thing greatly needed, little girl, is some way of expressing that we don't mean anything."
But affordable housing for working families, he said last week, is greatly needed.
He has worked tirelessly on water and road issues that were greatly needed.
And by the way, this lesson is still greatly needed in many classrooms at home as well.
That has taken greatly needed oil out of the market, analysts said, at a time when other producers cannot make up for it.
Once she was kind to me when I greatly needed kindness.
For many survivors of war, physical and emotional rehabilitation is greatly needed.