The phrase "a single thing for" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when referring to one specific item or concept intended for a particular purpose or reason.
Example: "I only need a single thing for my project, which is a reliable data source."
Alternatives: "one item for" or "a specific thing for".
She didn't take a single thing for granted".
"Hillary Clinton has never voted or done a single thing for New Yorkers," Mr. McLagan said.
SCORECARD -- Mr. Lazio could set himself up for charges of hypocrisy by bemoaning Mrs. Clinton's negative tenor while adopting one himself with the inclusion of his remark suggesting that Mrs. Clinton has not done "a single thing" for New York.
"I'm grateful to the people of Washington State because it looks like a big win but I'm not going to take a single thing for granted," Mr. Gore told reporters in his hotel room in Los Angeles.
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Patience said: "You dream about a single thing for so many years of your life, certainly all of my adult life in my case, so to get the call saying you're selected for the Olympics is just so good, such an honour.
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But none of these racing lifers have a single thing to apologize for.
There are a trio of initiatives that the company is giving play to this month: PersonalJava, aimed at getting a Java virtual machine into the set-top TV box, cellular phone, and pager markets; embedded systems, where dedicated devices like telephone switches have to do only a single thing; and Java for smart cards, the enhanced credit cards we're all supposed to start carrying around soon.
Not to be defined by a single thing, he was known for a constant smile and infectious, if offbeat, laugh.
I was not asked a single question, or told a single thing about the reason for the delay.
