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Discover LudwigThe phrase "as they needed" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was done according to the requirements or demands of a situation.
Example: "The team adjusted their strategy as they needed to meet the project's goals."
Alternatives: "as required" or "as necessary".
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For me to be as vocal as they needed me to be last year, I wasn't ready for it.
"I would give people as much time as they needed," she said.
"They were as good as they needed to be," Bradley said with admiration.
Russia has always needed its Depardieus, just as much as they needed Russia.
When they got home, they discovered they had twice as many tickets as they needed.
"He said, I'll cover their expenses for as long as they needed it.
The Moroccan government supplied the villagers with as many newly hatched chicks as they needed.
They were as long, but mostly as short, as they needed to be.
Joffrin's deputy, Johan Hufnagel, said the Charlie Hebdo journalists could stay as long as they needed.
"They have done at least as much as they needed to do.
His research suggested that Chinese farmers used almost twice as much fertiliser as they needed.
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