The phrase "a need for closer" is not complete and lacks context, making it unclear in written English.
It can be used when discussing the necessity for more intimacy or proximity in a relationship or situation, but it should be followed by a noun to clarify what is closer.
Example: "There is a need for closer collaboration between departments to improve efficiency."
Alternatives: "a need for greater" or "a need for more intimate".
And it suggests a need for closer attention to site planning in large-scale affordable-housing developments.
From then on, all adverse outcomes were increased compared with normally grown premature infants, suggesting a need for closer surveillance for IUGR in the third trimester.
Although the number of delayed discharges was reduced by 1,000 by March 2002, the report states there is still a need for closer working between health and social care, warning there is often a lack of a clear joint commissioning strategy on older people's services.
Osborne and O'Neill, who are travelling with a group of business and civic leaders (including Richard Leese, the leader of Manchester city council) and heads of museums and theatres, also argue that China's summer turbulence highlights a need for closer integration as a way to promote economic stability.
It is evident that there is a need for closer collaboration and improved communication between stakeholders throughout the different project phases (Mohd Nawi et al. 2014).
A key aspect of the YTD design was the staggered intervention of sites that included the implementation of three projects in Phase 1 and three more projects in Phase 2. Before the Phase 2 projects were initiated, an implementation analysis of Phase 1 projects was conducted and revealed a need for closer monitoring of both the delivery of paid employment services and participant outcomes.
The low completion rate for Massive Open Online Courses (MOOCs), averaging 10%% across total enrolment, highlights a need for close analysis of the underlying formative model.
For alignment of methodological consensus statements, like ICAP and diagnostic/classification criteria, there is a need for close collaboration with the clinical parties that are responsible for the respective criteria.
In particular there is a need for close integration.
Other TFP program performance measures indicate a need for close monitoring during the transition to CTC.
GPs in our study expressed a need for close collaboration with a limited number of mental health care providers, as was found in another Dutch study [ 37].
