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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a report was needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that there was a requirement or necessity for a report in a particular context.
Example: "After reviewing the project's progress, it became clear that a report was needed to summarize the findings and recommendations."
Alternatives: "a report was required" or "a report was necessary."
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The ECB decided that a report was needed in Melbourne on 28 December, 2006, a few hours after the fourth Test against Australia.
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We speculate that an explanation for the poor levels of reporting back to the GPs might be differences in expectations of when a report is needed.
It recorded where actions were necessary to address any problems; whether an adverse incident report was needed; and who was going to take any actions forward (Mortality review form: Appendix 1, web only).
Badman told the Guardian the IUCN would also decide, in the first few months of 2017, whether or not a new state of conservation report was needed, given the damage to the reef.
A pathology report is needed to determine if the tumor is benign or malignant.
Tonight, no such report is needed.
However, circumstances exist when the child is too young, cognitively impaired, or too ill to complete a PRO instrument and a proxy-report is needed.
A standardized approach to contaminant reporting is needed.
This is a time when honest, nonpartisan reporting is needed to inform the American public.
Better reporting is needed.
Further reports are needed to determine the specific imaging findings.
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