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The phrase "are needed to stop" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing requirements or actions necessary to halt a process or situation.
Example: "Immediate measures are needed to stop the spread of misinformation online."
Alternatives: "are required to halt" or "are essential to prevent".
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Privacy laws are needed to stop them.
Federal legislation and money are needed to stop the spread of hate crimes.
While acyclovir is cheaper than antiretroviral drugs and has fewer side effects, "new strategies are needed" to stop AIDS transmission, the authors concluded.
Many Filipinos continue to support Duterte, accepting his argument that drastic measures are needed to stop the Philippines becoming a "narco state".
Left unsaid was that Germany was still not ready to take the wrenching steps that Mr. Obama and others believe are needed to stop Europe's debt woes from cascading into a global economic storm.
"But what it wouldn't deal with is get to the bottom of why these problems occurred, the culture, the systemic or structural changes that are needed to stop these scandals and rip-offs occurring in the first place".
Similar(48)
Indeed, lightning will be needed to stop most things.
The music and movie industries say tougher action is needed to stop piracy.
Yet no politician has the courage to propose what is needed to stop it.
Constant vigilance is needed to stop us all slipping into bad habits.
"The government will provide the bed and the funding that is needed to stop that happening.
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are needed to prove
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are needed to relate
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