in order that

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“The idea was: We must do the classic thing that stories do, which is to lose the father in order that he must appear again,” Farr says.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 11, 2026

All of this is happening in the context of a growing hunger and the breakdown in order that has accompanied the war and blockade.

From BBC • May 6, 2025

His paper argues for more research and “careful analysis in order that perverse outcomes are avoided, and strategic investment decisions are based on a solid evidence base.”

From Seattle Times • Dec. 3, 2023

He wrote that observing the real world was key and animation must have, “a foundation of fact, in order that it may more richly possess sincerity.”

From Reuters • Oct. 28, 2023

So she had a telephone specially installed beside her bed in order that she might have one last conversation with me.

From "Boy: Tales of a Childhood" by Roald Dahl