with a view to

1. For the purpose of, aiming toward, as in A-frame houses were designed with a view to shedding heavy snow. This idiom was first recorded in 1728.

Example Sentences

Wigfield hopes the sale process will move quickly and a group could have preferred-bidder status next month, with a view to completing the purchase of Wednesday before the end of the year.

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Netanyahu must grapple with ideological differences from his far-right partners, who favour resuming the war in Gaza with a view to taking over the territory, from which Israel unilaterally withdrew in 2005.

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New York lawmakers are investigating soaring home-insurance costs, with a view to potential new curbs.

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"The EU should maximise its leverage with a view to gaining more influence on the process through the variety of tools at its disposal."

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And it said it was in "direct dialogue with public figures and content owners to gather feedback on what controls they want" with a view to reflecting this in subsequent changes.

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• voluntarily 
• willfully