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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a start you need" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when suggesting that someone requires an initial step or beginning to achieve something.
Example: "If you're feeling lost in your career, this workshop could be the start you need to find your direction."
Alternatives: "the beginning you require" or "the initial step you seek".
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As a start, you need someone who can hold a camera while asking an intelligent question.
For a start, you need high concentrations of cryoprotectants – at least five times higher than in conventional slow cooling – which can poison the cells and tissues they're supposed to protect.
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To start, you need a poster board or a piece of cardboard that is big enough for you.
Before You Start You need a solid base before you take on half-marathon training.
It's cheap to put on, for a start – you only need a couple of sofas.
For a start, you'll need a good field guide – perhaps the one mentioned above, or Mushrooms, by Roger Phillips, or Mushrooms: River Cottage Handbook No 1, by John Wright.
"Well, for a start, you won't need your waders here," he said.
To get a fusion reaction started, you need to slam the hydrogen atoms together really, really hard and that requires a lot of energy.
To get started, you need a spare USB flash drive.
Before starting, you need a list of all the prescription drugs you take, dosages and frequency.
If you have a start-up, you need to network, get to know the right people and the community at large.
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