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"it needs upgrading" is correct and usable in written English
It is used to indicate that something needs to be changed to make it more up-to-date, advanced, or modern. Example: This website is outdated; it needs upgrading in order to keep up with current trends.
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Pontiac also needs a rear-wheel-drive sedan and it needs upgrades for the dated engines and transmissions in its current models.
Its network needs upgrading and its reach remains limited.
(It's better than it sounds, though the bland white bun needs upgrading).
After years of neglect, the country's infrastructure sorely needs upgrading.
What needs upgrading on the H2?
This may cost a lot, although the commission is insouciant about banks: it says computers need upgrading anyway, so the arrival of the euro may not mean genuine extra costs.
While he agrees that existing rules and regulations may eventually need upgrading, "it's not like we don't have experience in dealing with those organisms," he points out.
It's not just curricula and testing regimens that need upgrading, it's the infrastructure.
OO White House Calls For Increased Energy Grid Spending - it desperately needs upgrading, especially to incorporate the increasing use of clean energy.
Eva Zurek, a real estate broker in the area, said that prospective buyers asked whether the house she was showing had been flooded, or wonder aloud if it would need upgrading, or whether it would be hit with high flood taxes.
Or do the receiving machines need upgraded hardware to benefit from it?
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