Assertion: committee | /r/HasProperty | necessity
Facets:
value: almost
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: In large assemblies, such as the U.S. House of Representatives, where a member can speak to any question only once, the committee of the whole seems almost a necessity, as it allows the freest discussion of a subject, while at any time it can rise and thus bring into force the strict rules of the assembly.