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for
conjunction as in in consequence of the fact that
preposition as in in consideration of
Weak matches
- after
- as
- beneficial to
- concerning
- conducive to
- during
- for the sake of
- in contemplation of
- in exchange for
- in favor of
- in furtherance of
- in order to
- in order to get
- in place of
- in pursuance of
- in the direction of
- in the interest of
- in the name of
- notwithstanding
- on the part of
- on the side of
- pro
- supposing
- to
- to counterbalance
- to go to
- to the amount of
- to the extent of
- toward
- under the authority of
- with a view to
- with regard to
- with respect
Example Sentences
Before coming to Germany he coached for five clubs and with the youth national teams in his native Norway, working with both men and women players.
“When we set out to hire our head coach, we looked for specific characteristics such as a dominant style of play, a proven winner at the highest level, a focus on player development, a collaborative mindset and a leader in high performance. Alex fits this profile at every measure,” Parsons said in a statement.
Adam B. Cox, a professor of immigration law at New York University who also researches democracy and constitutional law, told Salon Wednesday that the government is deploying a "false and misleading" read of the Supreme Court order to justify its reluctance to proceed as mandated and retooling techniques for delaying the case that President Donald Trump's personal legal team wielded during his bevy of now-defunct legal challenges.
And if they do that, they're going to have to provide legal reasons for that.
But the question is whether the government will actually be clear because I think one of the things that has not always been clear about in recent weeks is what the legal basis is it asserts for doing or not doing something.
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When To Use
What are other ways to say for?
The conjunction for introduces reason, proof, or justification for an occurrence or action, but it does so as if the reason were an afterthought or a parenthetical statement: I was famished, for I had not eaten all day. Because introduces a direct reason: I was sleeping because I was tired. As and since are so casual as to imply merely circumstances attendant on the main statement: As (or since) I was tired, I was sleeping. The more formal inasmuch as implies concession; the main statement is true in view of the circumstances introduced by this conjunction: Inasmuch as I was tired, it seemed best to sleep.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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