in order
Example Sentences
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“Japan has to be able to show it’s taking its own defense seriously in order for the U.S. to have confidence in Japan.”
“We are starting to see the system show signs of that demand growth strain, and need to add additional resources beginning now in order to accommodate and fill in the gaps,” Lanahan said.
From Barron's
Analysts at Oppenheimer said that ahead of the results, bigger profits were needed in order to lift the stock, given high investor expectations.
From MarketWatch
She kept them in order so she’d know which color to put on next.
From Literature
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Now in order for either of them to enter the contest, he, Jeremy, would have to confess to something he hadn't done— and confess it to the man he disliked most in the whole world.
From Literature
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