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The phrase "were designed to keep" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the purpose or intention behind the creation of something, often in a historical or analytical context.
Example: "The security measures were designed to keep unauthorized individuals out of the building."
Alternatives: "were intended to maintain" or "were created to ensure".
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The Elizabethan poor laws were designed to keep the poor at home – and thus to stop them from becoming vagrants.
But Ms. Ketcham's fences were designed to keep the white-tailed deer on her one-and-a-half-acre property, not to keep them out.
Researchers found evidence that rodents threatened the village grain supply by burrowing into storage vessels that were designed to keep them out.
These were designed to keep the incompetent police detective on his toes at all times, but usually resulted in the wrecking of the Frenchman's flat.
Ms. Myers said the proposals were designed to keep Westchester's recycling laws in step with the times while further reducing the amount of waste.
These gestures were designed to keep the high rollers coming back, O'Donnell explained, because, eventually, given the mathematics of gambling, they were sure to lose more money than they won.
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This is designed to keep that in check".
The Lucky Buck contest is designed to keep readers interested.
The amenities are designed to keep Infosys's engineers happy.
The deal was designed to keep him from being poached by a bigger program.
The bill seeks to entrench this mechanism, which was designed to keep land in Jewish hands.
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