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in order + to | for

B1, CLAUSES, infinitive, phrases, purpose

In the English Vocabulary Profile:

in order (for sb/sth) to do sth
B1 with the purpose of achieving something

The most common collocates of ‘in order to’ in COCA:

avoid, protect, achieve, provide, create, prevent, gain, reduce, necessary, develop

For example:

Or is the concept of an afterlife just a lie in order to avoid the terror of obliteration?

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In order for this all to work, you need to completely let me in.

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