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Sample Sentences for ために
我々はみんなのために戦った。
We fought for everyone.
病気のために彼は我々と同行できなかった。
Owing to illness, he could not come with us.
洗濯物を持っていくために誰かよこしてくださいますか。
Could you send someone up to pick up some laundry?
私たちは内臓器官を調べるためにカエルを解剖した。
We dissected a frog to examine its internal organs.
父は健康のためにタバコをやめた。
My father has quit smoking for the sake of his health.
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In a previous example containing 為に that went like this;彼女は学校に通うために自転車を買いました would it not be better to write something like 彼女は学校に通うように自転車を買いました since the bicycle was bought with the intention of attending school? As far as i know ように would translate more to "so that" than 為に, the latter giving me the sense that she had bought the bike explicitly for its speceficly intentioned purpose to getting students to school.