The phrase "a need for major" is not complete and lacks context, making it difficult to determine its correctness in written English.
It could be used in contexts discussing the necessity for significant changes or improvements in a particular area, but it requires additional information to clarify its meaning.
Example: "There is a need for major reforms in the education system to better serve students."
Alternatives: "a requirement for significant" or "a demand for substantial".
The central area of agreement between the two parties — a need for major changes to the tax code — is unlikely in the short time before the committee's deadline.
The defence secretary said he had long felt a need for "major MoD reform" in Whitehall, cutting costs and tackling expensive overruns on equipment projects.
As a result, the fringes period can be varied without a need for major realignment of the optical system and the time coincidence between the interfering beams can be easily monitored.
In this investigation, we found that data representing natural vegetation from Landsats 5, 7, and 8 were comparable and did not indicate a need for major modification prior to use for long-term monitoring.
The findings indicate a need for major revisions to FEMA's policies, the parameters used for designing nourishment projects, and the need to include other cost/benefits, such as tourism, when scoping the project.
So the risk of a prolonged slowdown caused by a need for major macro-economic adjustments is small".
If this assessment is correct, there is a need for a major rethink on how the global community approaches the issue.
Recognizing a need for a major Baptist university in the Midwest, Gates began a publicity and fund-raising campaign that won the approval of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Microsoft saw a need for a major change in both the design of Windows and its strategy for delivering it to customers after the huge success of Apple in the tablet market.
He said that while a few stories are planned, editors did not see a need for a major project or special section, as they did with the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
Jeb Bush, who tweeted Monday that "President Obama doesn't understand we are at war," has expressed a desire to do more but has said little beyond mentioning the deployment of more special operators -- which would be building on an Obama move -- and making clear that like Obama, he does not see a need for a major American combat presence. .
