But any attempt to swing the balance from humanitarian aid to development aid comes against the imperative of saving the starving today.

ECONOMIST: The Horn of Africa

"The development of new reservoirs is imperative, " said Daniel Berglund, a 49-year-old rice farmer in Markham, Texas, who said he woke up at 1:15 a.m.

WSJ: Texas Rice Farmers Lose Their Water

For Microsoft, encouraging the development of Windows 8-style apps has a broader imperative than just propping up the Surface RT (or Windows RT in general).

ENGADGET: Switched On: Tablets and tradeoffs

However, given the changes in the indigenous people's way of life and traditional education, due to economic development, urbanisation and the transformation of livelihood practices, it is now imperative to promote and particularly target women with community education programmes in order to enhance their capacity to effectively function in the emerging socioeconomic environment.

UNESCO: Alternative Community Education Programme (ACEP)

While making sure every child can go to school is an imperative in itself, achieving universal primary education would also bring about far-reaching development benefits.

UNESCO: HIV and AIDS

New ZR-series displays offer IPS performance in a thinner profile The four new HP ZR-series Performance Displays are aimed at professionals in animation, game development, broadcast, computer- aided design, design and graphic arts, where performance and visual quality are imperative.

ENGADGET: HP goes display crazy, unveils eight new models, four IPS panels (hands-on)