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The phrase "are needed to close" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when indicating that certain actions or items are required in order to complete a closing process.
Example: "Several documents are needed to close the deal successfully."
Alternatives: "are required to finalize" or "are essential to complete".
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Still, more drills are needed to close gaps in some areas, Chief Cassano said.
Mr. Walker has maintained that increases in workers' contributions to their pensions and health care plans as well as major reductions in the collective bargaining rights of public sector unions are needed to close a budget gap.
Those include a commitment to complete additional trade deals with Colombia and Panama; steps toward a fundamental overhaul of the tax code; curbs on politically delicate entitlement programs that are needed to close long-term deficits and new financing sources for Mr. Obama's infrastructure goals.
But on Thursday June 28th any prospect of that in the next two years seemed to be crushed.A complex legislative package of immigration reform failed a procedural vote in the Senate: 60 (of 100) votes are needed to close debate on a bill and to move it to a vote.
Further analyses are needed to close this research gap.
New, financially sustainable approaches to transition are needed to close these gaps.
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Seven stitches were needed to close the gash, he said.
Governor Walker claims that his bill is needed to close a budget gap.
No lawyer or notary is needed to close on a property, agents said.
Sixty votes were needed to close the debate, which began on Feb. 13.
Eli Manning was superb, though, and when the running game was needed to close out Green Bay, it finally appeared.
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