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have (or with) an eye to1Have (or having) as one’s objective: with an eye to transatlantic business, he made a deal in New York...- Some speculate that the US would go along with such a plan, with an eye to securing good deals for US oil companies in the aftermath and as a way of blocking other groups' ambitions.
- Even more significantly, the president has shown a clear will and intent to deal with some big issues with an eye to the long term, rather than just whatever will get him the easiest path through the next news cycle.
- Yet another thing of value was that the journal helped in dealing with as important a task as training students with an eye to prospects of progress in military affairs.
1.1Consider (or be considering) prudently: the charity must have an eye to the future...- You must plant with an eye to how the flowers will look when they bloom.
- It must draft its proposals with an eye to what will play in Parliament, as well as in the Council.
- Businesses with an eye to the future must recognise the needs and the purchasing power of disabled and elderly customers.
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