Still, he said, "it doesn't make sense to commit to future increases before an increase is actually necessary."

I pot my plants, which works, but I don't know if this is actually necessary.

I don't know if it's actually necessary for the species, but it sure makes life fun.

In the strip this has always been shown as "from the head down" but presumably nothing more than the brain is actually necessary.

This has raised some doubts about whether a second crossing is actually necessary.

It wasn't actually necessary to trail the old man today.

He wouldn't even eat any more than was actually necessary to keep him alive.

His classes and concerts were well attended, so he felt no reply was actually necessary.

It's not actually necessary for you to win outright.

Notably, the force the person uses need not be actually necessary.