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The phrase "are needed for a" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing requirements or necessities for a particular purpose or situation.
Example: "These resources are needed for a successful project completion."
Alternatives: "are required for a" or "are essential for a".
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Six votes are needed for a decision.
Both kinds of information are needed for a complete appraisal.
That means instead of eight flights, only four are needed for a free ticket.
Republicans currently hold 45 of the Senate's 100 seats, and 41 are needed for a filibuster.
This means that often "several thousand wells" are needed for a single shale play to provide "a return on investment".
In addition to donations, volunteers are needed for a variety of tasks including sorting and manning distribution stations.
The only time antibiotics are needed for a runny nose, experts say, is when the diagnosis is bacterial sinusitis.
Turkey's parliament, the grand national assembly, has 550 seats, 276 of which are needed for a majority.
The researchers say more seeds are needed for a more thorough understanding of what made those old dates so good.
He's leaving fewer troops than are needed for a counterinsurgency strategy and more troops than are needed for a counterterrorism strategy — and he seems to want both strategies at the same time.
A couple married for 82 years have revealed the three things that are needed for a happy marriage.
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