The phrase "in need of correction" is correct and usable in written English.
For example, you could use it in a sentence such as "The student's essay was filled with errors and was in need of correction."
This is a function of markets, not a problem in need of correction.
Hank's prejudice and suspicion are not simply mistaken attitudes in need of correction; they are integral to his character.
But apparently the inmates of Sing Sing and Attica are not the only ones in need of correction.
Until the middle of the 18th century, children seemed to be regarded as faulty mini-adults in need of correction.
According to this view, the build-up of dollar claims by foreigners was not a "deficit" in need of "correction".
Effeminate men and non-feminine women are considered defective humans, at best, and are considered in need of correction or punishment.
And the Union's is a ship sorely in need of course correction.
Even that omnipresent countdown-to-verdict clock used on MSNBC seemed in need of some correction.
On the other: "Use of first names by younger persons in dealing with the elderly is presumptuous, demeaning, disrespectful and condescending, as though the offender were speaking to a child in need of guidance, correction or possibly a pat on the head and/or bottom".
However, the conventional wisdom that repression "works" is in need of some correction, especially when it comes to the ongoing events in Iran.
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