Americans paying interest to foreigners were formerly required to withhold 30 percent for U.S. taxes.

Decision making will take microseconds and the finished project will take a fraction of the time, cost, and materials formerly required.

With the system, hours of rehearsal time formerly required for recording a given lighting cut were reduced to seconds.

From the user's point of view, a single click replaces the multi-step, jargon-filled setup experience formerly required.

Multiracial citizens were formerly required to enroll on the General Electors's roll, or according to the race of their father.

Originally a very fast ship, she was now covering in hours distances that had formerly required days.

Even in those cases where consultation is necessary, the discussion takes about one-third the time formerly required, because it proceeds along an orderly, logical path to a reasoned conclusion.

The clock signal allowed the two signals to be later compared with the same accuracy that had formerly required direct realtime connections.

This was formerly required but is now optional.

We grant that privateers were formerly required to be citizens of the country whose flag they flew, and that this might conflict with the national disarmament law.