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The phrase "a lever for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a means or tool that facilitates or enables a particular action or outcome.
Example: "Education can serve as a lever for social change, empowering individuals to improve their circumstances."
Alternatives: "a means to" or "a tool for".
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Your arms are just a lever for the paddles.
On the opposite side is a lever for the throttle.
NHS England clearly sees such an intervention as a lever for reform.
Otherwise they lose their power as a lever for desirable changes.
"It could be a lever for the economy and create new work employment opportunities".
Twenty years ago it was pulling a lever for each and every machine that had to move something.
Mobility can be a lever for action to provide qualifications and access to jobs for young people.
Another option combines a lever for brake and throttle with a joystick or compact wheel for steering.
The instructions raised alarm among advocates of Title IX, accustomed to seeing the law as a lever for combating discrimination against women in sports.
"Barenboim promotes an anti-Israeli line and makes sure to bash [Israel] by using culture as a lever for his anti-Israel political views.
In that election, Connecticut still had a "party lever," meaning that voters could pull a lever for the entire slate of candidates in one party.
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