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They hired the best athletes in a bid to win the pennant.
In a bid to finish up the war, Bush is sending a surge of 20,000 additional troops to Iraq.
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= in an attempt They hired the best athletes in a bid to win the pennant. In a bid to finish up the war, Bush is sending a surge of 20,000 additional troops to Iraq.
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Originally Posted by britbelle
"in a bid" means attempting or trying: eg. In a bid to gain more voters, he campaigned for more benefits for the elderly.
I think we can use “In a bid” in stead of “in order to”.Am I right? I can see a preposition ‘to’ after “in a bid” in all sentences.
In order to and in a bid are different. They can co-occur (e.g., He said, "I doubt that the IRL would put in a bid in order to continue the series.). Moreover, in its semantics in a bid houses the meaning, strategy. It's about obtaining control of something, as in this sense of the word play here: a bid (e.g., a play for sympathy).
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