for all and not for a vs for all, not for a

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. "For all and not for a" is used when emphasizing that something applies universally, while "for all, not for a" is used when contrasting a general statement with a specific exception.

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for all and not for a

This phrase is correct and is used to emphasize that something applies universally.

This phrase is used to stress that a statement or rule applies to everyone or everything without exception.

Examples:

The rules are clear: this is for all and not for a select few.
Equality should be for all and not for a privileged few.

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Jan 22, 2015 ... ... share in whatever way we can, and to try to make sure that everyone shares in the goods of this earth that God gave for all and not for a few.
Nov 29, 2012 ... ... God gave for all, and not for a few, the beautiful time of the fullness of God's creation. Jesus said, "This day, this scripture passage is fulfilled, ...
Mar 13, 2014 ... Everyone can share in the gifts that God gave for all, and not for a few. And there are ways that we must change our economic system, our legal ...
Your profit system would not function well under the stipulations which we presented, for what we offer is for all and not for a few; it is for the benefit of all ...

Alternatives:

for everyone and not for a few
for all and sundry, not for a chosen few
for all, not just for some
for all, not only for a few

for all, not for a

This phrase is correct and is used to contrast a general statement with a specific exception.

This phrase is used to indicate that a statement applies broadly but with a particular exclusion or exception.

Examples:

The event is open for all, not for a specific group.
The policy is applicable for all, not for a single department.

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Reminder: God made the world for all, not for a few. Thomas Gumbleton | Oct. 3, 2013 The Peace Pulpit. Share on facebook Share on twitter More Sharing ...
... and it was the only way it would progress; it availed nothing to know of it, without fighting for it—it was a thing for all, not for a few! A corollary of this proposition ...
Jump to Content. Calisphere University of California. browse a-z . about . contact us. Truth versus fiction; justice versus prejudice: meat for all, not for a few ...
When Christ came upon earth, he undertook this work; he labored for this purpose; he "gave himself a ransom for all," not for a part; "tasted death for every man;" ...

Alternatives:

for everyone, except for a
for all, excluding a
for all, with the exception of a
for all, but not for a particular
for all, except for a specific

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