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Discover LudwigThe phrase "had to occur" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate that something was necessary or inevitable in the past.
Example: "The changes in the policy had to occur to adapt to the new regulations."
Alternatives: "needed to happen" or "was required to take place".
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Everything had to occur quickly and therefore violently.
The act had to occur within the specified time period (1960-1994).
Negotiating the removal of the towers had to occur "bit by bit," says Blair.
The president of the community college said in 2004 that the rebuilding had to occur soon.
"It's unfortunate that a price adjustment had to occur," Mr. Nolan said.
But the process had to occur "in a gradual way," he said, "rather than shock therapy".
As to any tearing to shreds, that would have had to occur out of view of the audience.
Before that happened, many financial failures had to occur, and it is to Da Ponte's credit that he suffered them.
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Such synthesis had to occur in near "real time" — within hours, even minutes in some cases.
All predisposing factors had to occur within 30 days before the onset of candidemia.
The transformation had to occur on many levels.
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