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The phrase "actually he needs" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to emphasize a necessity or requirement that may not be immediately obvious or that contrasts with previous statements.
Example: "While everyone thinks she can manage on her own, actually he needs more support than he lets on."
Alternatives: "in fact, he requires" or "truthfully, he needs".
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He thinks he's a man of few words, but actually he needs to explain things to himself and to anyone who will listen.The movie ends with an enormous gunfight, but the real dramatic action is Duvall's voluble debate with Costner, and sometimes with himself, over the nature of reality, loyalty, and friendship, and the issue of moving on or settling down.
Actually, he needs three baths.
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But in terms of what he could actually do, he needs to start a process of, in some sense, of educating people.
Then the vaguely more reflective Judd Apatow crew (at least Seth Rogen actually realises he needs to grow up in Knocked Up).
I actually think that he needs help," she said.
Simon was adept at not answering questions, but actually he rarely needed to, because I never asked them.
EK: Do you think the president will actually get the votes he needs?
It's not as creepy as it sounds, it's actually pretty funny, and he needs Billy Jack to come save him and he sings this song about it.
The fact that he is phrasing himself so cautiously here suggests to me that he thinks he actually needs to make this case in terms that might be convincing to the sort of people who might otherwise consider attacking Iran.
He needs to actually listen to us on the grounds here and see if he can solve some of these problems".
He needs to actually see it, so I mock up an "after" picture using PowerPoint.
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