Expressing a planned objective or goal formally.

To indicate what outcome will be pursued as part of an action plan, proposal, or policy statement.

When presenting business plans, formal proposals, academic intentions, or strategic objectives.

Professional/business settings, academic writing, legal documents, corporate communications.

with a view to

with a view to

gerund phrase; can be replaced with alternatives like 'in order to …', but retains formal tone.

• improving
• expanding
• securing

• With the aim of + gerund
• In order to + infinitive – less common in highly formal contexts.

Using the infinitive form instead of the gerund; e.g., saying *with a view to improve* rather than *with a view to improving*. Also omitting articles when appropriate.

For the purpose of ..., In a bid to ...

The English construction requires the gerund after 'to', which can be counter-intuitive for speakers whose language uses an infinitival pattern (e.g., German’s 'um … zu tun').

• formal purpose prepositional frames

Very formal register; often appears in business proposals, policy statements, and academic research where precision and gravitas matter.

Signals that the speaker intends a deliberate strategic outcome rather than incidental or casual action.

with a view to + -ing

The gerund form after 'to' is mandatory in English, unlike some other languages that use the infinitive.

We are restructuring with a view to achieving greater efficiency.