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The phrase "always was for" is not standard in written English and may sound awkward or unclear.
It could be used in informal contexts to express a continuous state or purpose, but it is better to rephrase for clarity.
Example: "This project always was for improving our community's resources."
Alternatives: "has always been for" or "was always intended for".
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My first stop, as always, was for coffee.
The hope, as always, was for clarity, some obvious sign of the economy's direction.
For one thing, I couldn't help but notice how much easier it always was for dad to get ready.
He said the idea is now the same as it always was, for an inscription that reads simply: "Born Skopje 26 August 1910.
They were at their flat in Geneva, where they had been living for just over a year, and their first thought, as always, was for their children in London, Tommy, 23, and Louise, 21.
He wrote to me, earlier this year, "That photo always was, for me, a photographic illustration of my own (and maybe our entire generation's) naivete, innocence, and sense of privilege at that moment in history".
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I've always been for quantity.
They always are, for both teams.
"I've always been for gay marriage.
They always are for the arts.
Marriage and motherhood were what women had always been for.
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