Citations:for all intensive purposes

English citations of for all intensive purposes

1. (US, nonstandard, idiomatic) Misconstruction of for all intents and purposes.
   • 1962, American Institute of Electrical Engineers, Transactions of the American Institute of Electrical Engineers‎^[1], page 209:

     For all intensive purposes, the final equipment characteristic is affected only to the extent further parameter changes broaden it.

   • 1964, National Council on Family Relations, Journal of Marriage and the Family‎^[2], page 723:

     Here each individual is, for all intensive purposes, interchangeable with all others.

   • 1990, Nancy L. Stein, Psychological & Biological Approaches to Emotion‎^[3], page XII:

     Lazarus takes the position that, for all intensive purposes, cognition and emotion are inseparable.

   • 2000, Andrew R. Yoder, Auto Audio: Choosing, Installing, and Maintaining Car Stereo Systems‎^[4], page 248:

     So, the wooden frame is, for all intensive purposes, a must if you want your box to last any length of time.

2. (rare) For every highly demanding purpose.
   • 1999, Paul G. Slade, Electrical Contacts: Principles and Applications‎^[5], page 42:

     The electrical resistivity of Al₂O₃ is so large at 100°C that the film is a perfect electrical insulator for all intensive purposes.