for all

Idioms  

1. Also, for all that . In spite of, notwithstanding. For example, For all her protests she still loved the attention , or He's too old for the part but he did a good job for all that . [Early 1300s]

2. . So far as one knows; also, one doesn't really care or know. These phrases are employed like a negative. For example, He can buy ten houses for all I care , meaning one doesn't care at all, or For all I know she's gone to China , meaning one doesn't really know where she is. [Mid-1700s]

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Example Sentences

This is an issue for all smaller towns or villages across the province where if something like this happens none of the departments are willing to step up and take responsibility.

From BBC

Beijing has also made technological self-sufficiency a top priority for its next five-year plan, and investor enthusiasm for all things AI remains high in China.

From The Wall Street Journal

That is the same win rate as the total for all years — which has seen the S&P 500 rise during the Santa-rally period 77% of the time, delivering an average return of 1.3% during that period, according to Dow Jones Market Data.

From MarketWatch

Usually a composed figure on the touchline, Emery put his emotions on display for all to see after Rogers produced his second fine finish of the afternoon to clinch a pulsating 2-1 win at Villa Park on Sunday.

From Barron's

A serious and secure industrial base requires domestic capacity not only for finished goods, but for all the materials, tooling and process know-how that determine cost, resilience and scalability.

From The Wall Street Journal