Examples of prerequisite in a Sentence

Future greatness does not always inspire popularity. Coolness, in the high-school or hip sense of the word, is not a prerequisite for leadership. — Evan Thomas, Newsweek, 2 Aug. 2004 … opposition to the totalitarian threat was the prerequisite for membership in American liberalism because communism was the defining moral challenge of the age. — Peter Beinart, New Republic, 13 Dec. 2004 But old-school Andy lacks a skill that may soon be a prerequisite for 21st-century detective work: knowing how to glean secrets from a suspect's hard drive. — Daniel McGinn, Newsweek, 23 Sept. 2002

Recent Examples on the Web Not the best prerequisite to entice a top coach to rescue Hertha and prevent the first relegation since the 2009/10 season. — Manuel Veth, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2022 Similarly, Brands suggests that a climate of fear and paranoia was a prerequisite to keeping the public engaged in the Cold War struggle. — Jordan Michael Smith, The New Republic, 10 Mar. 2022 This is the prerequisite to seizing the ultra luxury homes many hold in Manhattan. — Kara Scannell And Jessica Schneider, CNN, 5 Mar. 2022 Another prerequisite, according to the RTR guide, was being able to complete a large number of double- and single-leg hops that mimic the landing and pushing off of running. — Sarah Barker, Outside Online, 9 Mar. 2021 He was killed in 2018 by Saudi agents inside the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, and the transfer of the trial was most likely a prerequisite for Mr. Erdogan’s visit. — Ben Hubbard, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2022 Isn’t some measure of risk a prerequisite for innovation, differentiation and distinction? — Seth Matlins, Forbes, 26 Apr. 2022 Enabling the memory integrity feature won't be a prerequisite for installing or upgrading Windows 11 on these PCs, and the warning prompt is dismissible. — Andrew Cunningham, Ars Technica, 13 Apr. 2022 Conventional wisdom may suggest that openness is a prerequisite for historic wrongs to be acknowledged. — Timothy Mclaughlin, The Atlantic, 21 Mar. 2022 See More

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