for all something
in spite of a particular fact

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for all
for all (something)
despite.
For all their problems, great improvements were made in the country's literacy rates and medical system.

For all the difficulties they had getting it produced, the play is a huge success.

Usage notes: used to introduce a fact that is completely different than the information that follows it

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for all something
for all (something)
despite.
For all their problems, great improvements were made in the country's literacy rates and medical system.

For all the difficulties they had getting it produced, the play is a huge success.

Usage notes: used to introduce a fact that is completely different than the information that follows it

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for all
in spite of something, even with something
For all the time that the boy spends studying his marks are very low.

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for all something
in spite of something, even with something
For all the time that the boy spends studying his marks are very low.

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for all
1. In spite of; even with, despite.
■ Used for contrast.
For all his city ways, he is a country boy at heart.
There may be mistakes occasionally, but for all that, it is the best book on the subject.
For all his money, he was very unhappy.
2. also

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