That there should be such a capacity, born as if dead, and Needing to be quickened by a higher power before it can live and be of use, need not surprise us.
"The Expositor's Bible: The Gospel of St. John, Vol. I"
Marcus Dods
And I'd have been glad of your measure to get you the suit of clothes you're Needing.
"The Eye of Dread"
Payne Erskine
Half-grown as yet, a child, and vain- and therefore Needing caution and restraint.
"A Key to Lord Tennyson's 'In Memoriam'"
Alfred Gatty