Suddenly it may not always seem necessary to fly halfway across the country to close a deal or take a meeting.

Each had made such preparation for the fete as seemed necessary and proper.

The conceit is dangerous, but it must have seemed necessary.

Life to the little sparrow had seemed so necessary and important.

The current was strong, and it hadn't seemed necessary.

Joseph could see no justification, ever, for killing and burning, but from the rebels' point of view those things might well have seemed necessary.

Black brown, green and blue were used to accent the drawing with sharp outline as seemed necessary.

And in any event, it had hardly seemed necessary.

Why does a tragedy always seem necessary to alert people to consider safety issues that should be a matter of course?

In past years, it might hardly have seemed necessary.