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"was needed to be" is not a grammatically correct phrase in standard written English.
A more correct way to say this would be "needed to be" or "was needed." Example: The room needed to be cleaned before the guests arrived.
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"I did what I thought was needed to be done to protect the children.
A decade ago, a personal fortune of £700m was needed to be among Britain's 50 wealthiest people.
A DfE spokesperson acknowledged that more was needed to be done to improve the teaching of PSHE.
"But all the work that was needed to be done, to this day, it hasn't been accomplished.
Keyring has been welcomed by local social workers – the caveat being that more time was needed to be sure it works.
He said "logical rigorous thinking" was needed to be a good puzzle-solver, but that experience was key: "The more you do the better you'll get at it".
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Both are needed, to be sure.
He's needed to be.
It's been everything it's needed to be".
But it acknowledged that much is needed to be done.
How many are needed to be considered significant?
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