deem it necessary

deem it necessary

To determine that something is necessary. I didn't deem it necessary to give the boys detention because having their shirts untucked isn't a very serious infraction.
See also: deem, necessary
Farlex Dictionary of Idioms.

deem it (to be) necessary

 and deem that it is necessary
to decide that something is necessary. Mary deemed that it was necessary to leave town that night. Lisa deemed it necessary to go home.
See also: deem, necessary
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs.
See also:
  • deem
  • necessary
  • deem it to be necessary
  • deem that it is necessary
  • the necessary
  • prepare for
  • pay top dollar
  • war horse
  • plan for
  • as and when
References in classic literature
With these facts before him he did not deem it necessary that he should become feverish over the possibilities of the ensuing twenty-four hours.
Red Badge of Courage
We can even make arrests and use lethal force if we deem it necessary." A separate contingent of 164 Blackwater operatives received a separate contract to provide security for FEMA reconstruction projects.
The Homeland Security leviathan: immense, expensive, pervasively corrupt, the Department of Homeland Security is rapidly becoming a militarized menace to American liberties
"Allow the President to invade a neighboring nation whenever he shall deem it necessary to repel an invasion and you allow him to do so whenever he shall choose to say he deems it necessary for such purpose.
The naked empire. (Comment)
* Will we be permitted to audit your invoices if we deem it necessary? A small minority of companies sometimes bills for movers who didn't actually perform the move.
Hassle free office moving
Overtime should be approved by the managing agent who will deem it necessary only in emergency situations.
Property management profitable in 90's
Make no mistake, the troops dispatched to Somalia will not be spoon-feeding starving infants; they will be brandishing their weapons and, when they deem it necessary, firing them.
Before we start shooting