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for someone (or something's) sake and for the sake of someone or something

for the purpose or benefit of someone or something; to satisfy the demands of someone or something. I made a meatless dinner for John's sake; he's a vegetarian. The teacher repeated the assignment for the sake of the slower students.

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In the article written by Maged Al-Kholidy "Is there love for the sake of love? Yes. There is love for the sake of love (Community) by Yemen Times (Sana'a, Yemen) Indeed the New English Bible features the following translation of Romans 11:28: "In the spreading of the gospel they are treated as God's enemies for your sake, but God's choice stands, and they are his friends for the sake of the patriarchs. Lost in translation by Commonweal Mr Kennedy added: 'High quality education for our children is essential, for the sake of our society, for the sake of our economy and for the sake of each individual's personal achievement. 'Class size cut by Liverpool Echo (Liverpool, England)			for sake for sale For shame! for short for some reason for starters for sure for that matter for the asking for the best for the better for the birds for the devil of it for the duration for the fun of it for the good of for the heck of it for the hell of it for the life of for the life of me for the long haul for the moment for the most part for the present for the record for the sake of for the sake of argument for the taking for the time being for trouble for two cents for want of a better word For want of a nail the shoe was lost; for want of a shoe the horse ... for what it's worth for your information forage forbid forbidden fruit force force down force hand force in force of habit force off force on force or an animal from force out of force out of office force through force to be reckoned with force to the wall			For the main For The Metrically Challenged for the moment for the moment for the moment for the moment for the most part for the most part for the most part for the most part for the most part for the most part For the Mother Freakin' Win For the People for the period of for the present for the present for the present for the present for the present occasion For the Professionals For the Purpose of For the Quail for the record for the record for The Rest Of Them for The Rest Of Us for the sake for the sake for the sake for the sake of for the sake of appearances for the sake of argument for the sake of argument for the sake of for the purpose or benefit of for the sake of form for the sake of someone or something For the Sake of the Church For the Sake of the Salmon For the Services of for the short term for the taking for the time being for the time being for the time being for the time being for the time being for the time being for the use of all For the Weak For The Wii For the Win For the Wolf For the World For the Worms for this case alone For this purpose For this purpose For this purpose For this purpose For this purpose

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