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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are a need" is not correct in standard written English.
It is typically used incorrectly; a more appropriate phrase would be "there is a need" or "there are needs."
Example: "In our community, there is a need for more mental health resources."
Alternatives: "is a necessity" or "is required."
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"I wouldn't say whether it was a good or bad thing — but the Gigis and Kendalls are a need of the market we live in at the moment.
A substantial clinical trial would seek to prove that clean birth kits indeed are a need in healthcare institutions to reduce debilitating infections for both mothers and babies.
The report published by the European Commission in 2012 indicates that digital competencies are a need and a public right.
The pillars of this holistic approach are: a) Need to focus on intelligence surveys, analyses and actions on answering the question "what for?".
There are a need to optimize the pretreatment method by choosing a suitable chemical which will provide maximum enzymatic hydrolysis [ 19].
In spite of these promising results, the assessment of cardiac biomarkers is not being performed routinely in patients undergoing cancer treatment, and multicentre trials to evaluate the role of biomarkers in this population are a need [ 1].
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If you are a need-based aid recipient, medical expenses were already considered when determining your family contribution.
If you are a need-based aid recipient, determine if your scholarship will replace a loan, work study, or a Duke grant or scholarship funding.
"Clearly there's a need".
"But, there's a need.
That is a need.
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