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- waive
- warmist
- warranty
- wary of
- wave
- Web (Linguistic recommendation from the Translation Bureau)
- whatsoever
- when and if
- whereas
- where … at
- whether
- which
- while
- whiskey
- whisky
- Whitehorse
- Whitehorser
- Whitehorsian
- who
- whom
- who’s
- whose (1)
- whose (2)
- wide
- widow
- widow of the late
- Winnipeg
- Winnipegger
- with a view to
- withhold from
- with reference to
- with regard to
- with the exception of
- woman
- worship
- would
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with a view to
To write plainly and concisely, use to instead of the wordy expression with a view to.
- Wordy: This institution was created with a view to strengthening the educational system.
- Concise: This institution was created to strengthen the educational system.
Other possibilities include in order to and so as to.
- This institution was created in order to strengthen the educational system.
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