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Discover LudwigThe phrase "are a prerequisite to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something is necessary or required before another action or event can occur.
Example: "Completing the introductory course are a prerequisite to enrolling in the advanced program."
Alternatives: "are necessary for" or "are required for".
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I like lyrics – I like writing, I like words – but I don't feel like good lyrics are a prerequisite to music being good".
Patents are a prerequisite to protecting some of the most valuable aspects of that intellectual capital and are thus a key to competitive survival.
Predictive human placenta models are a prerequisite to achieve meaningful results since the placenta is considered to be the most species-specific mammalian organ.
If you can't embrace the idea that little failures are a prerequisite to big successes, then you're probably in the wrong business.
The college said a "postcode lottery" is denying some obese patients access to "vital treatment", because the programmes are a prerequisite to surgery.
Current battery technologies are not suited for iontophoresis applications, hence, new battery technologies are a prerequisite to fully exploit the therapeutic advantages of iontophoresis.
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