The phrase "a specific need for" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a particular requirement or necessity in a given context.
Example: "The project has a specific need for additional funding to ensure its success."
Alternatives: "a particular requirement for" or "a distinct necessity for".
What was amazing is that you can plan a production around a specific need, for instance, a fall setting.
Mr. Poindexter's lawyers, then, had to persuade Judge Greene that there was "a specific need" for Mr. Reagan's evidence.
That anti-theft product addresses a specific need for the many West Africans who rely on motorcycles for transportation.
A handful of more liberal states give law enforcement officials discretion when granting a carry permit and some require that applicants demonstrate a specific need for self-defense.
"If a professor comes to us with a specific need — for example on how to calculate the cost of capital — then we go to work".
Jordan Cardy probably wasn't thinking about this when he adopted the Rat Boy persona after losing his job at Chelmsford Wetherspoons, but the hotly tipped 19-year-old answers a specific need for the British music industry.
There is a specific need here for a player like Silas Redd, so Lane and our coaches recruited him within the guidelines set up in this instance by the N.C.A.A".
ARIANA ROCKEFELLER: I truly enjoyed designing each piece, for a specific need, it's tough for me to say which one or two are my favorites.
Instead of thinking I need my brand to tackle ALL the problems, the founder started with a focus that met a very specific need for many consumers: the high price of razor blades.
At the same time, the Court ruled that the presumption could be overcome, and so disclosure could be mandated, by a demonstrated, specific need for evidence in a pending criminal trial.
That specificity is powerful because it speaks to a very specific need for someone in Harry's target audience.
