need-to-know

adj

done or given only when it is essential that someone knows something

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Translations

need-to-know

n on a need-to-know basis → nur bei tatsächlichem Informationsbedarf, nach dem „need to know“-Prinzip

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Those of us who watch crime and espionage movies and serials have heard this line often: "It's on a strictly need-to-know basis."

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Information on disability is considered highly confidential, is maintained in separate, secure files with limited access, and is shared on a need-to-know basis.

An overview: individuals with disabilities and the interscholastic athletic program

This small volume makes no pretence to be a coffee table book but it is packed with need-to-know information about nutrition.

FamilyLife: BookOf TheWeek; UNDERSTANDING FOOD AND NUTRITION by Dr Joan Webster-Gandy (Family Doctor Books, pounds 4.75)

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