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The phrase "and were needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was required or necessary in a particular context or situation.
Example: "The resources were allocated efficiently, and were needed to complete the project on time."
Alternatives: "and were necessary" or "and were essential".
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But Mr. Zuckerbrot said some operations, like printers, were still viable and were needed to service businesses in Manhattan.
The official, Ralph Boyd Jr., said the interviews would be voluntary and were needed to help the government investigate the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks.
A senior Bush administration official said all the projects were "fully consistent" with the treaty banning biological weapons and were needed to protect Americans against a growing danger.
He said the extensions, on sales, income and vehicle taxes, were the only alternative to deep cuts and were needed to solve long-term problems.
The disclosure is the latest step in a long-running controversy over the imports, which Halliburton says were made with the approval of the government and were needed because an urgent fuel shortage in postwar Iraq.
But he and Dr Doug Brown, director of research and development at the Alzheimer's Society, both argued that drugs such as Aricept, specifically developed for people with dementia, had some effect and were needed.
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Needing and being needed is healthy.
And is needed.
Architects and planners were needed.
Chemotherapy and radiotherapy were needed.
He said clarity and consistency were needed.
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