The phrase "amount was needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a requirement or necessity for a specific quantity of something in various contexts, such as finance, resources, or project planning.
Example: "After reviewing the budget, it was clear that a larger amount was needed to complete the project successfully."
Alternatives: "quantity was required" or "sum was necessary."
John R. Bolton, the American ambassador, said Monday that the United States had offered $23.5 million but was not convinced that the larger amount was needed at the moment.
Tyrian purple was made from the mucous of sea snails – or muricidae, more commonly called murex – and an incredible amount was needed to yield just a tiny amount of dye.
Such an amount was needed to confine the upper atmosphere after the onset of the geo-dynamo within the shielding magnetosphere and thus might have protected it from complete destruction.
Amtrak on Tuesday requested $1.8 billion in subsidies for next year and warned the Bush administration and Congress the full amount was needed to keep the overhaul of its flagship Northeast Corridor on track.
At a meeting of New England governors in Boston last week, New Hampshire Governor John Lynch said that double that amount was needed for the coming winter.
Nearly half of that amount was needed for the Syrian conflict, with $2.27 needed for aid inside Syria and $4.2 billion needed for the refugees and their host communities in the region.
If none of that set-aside amount is needed, the fund said, shareholders should ultimately receive 98.5 cents on the dollar.
They assert that they will have cap-and-trade, with a cap that reduces emissions by whatever amount is needed.
"It has a strong aroma so only a very small amount is needed to give a delicious, subtle taste.
The Legislature allocated $625 million in the current budget for that work, but about 10 times that amount is needed over the next 10 years.
But the United States, long concerned about United Nations spending, has blocked approval of $100 million for the project, questioning whether the amount is needed right now.
