In order
In order adjective - In a state of proper readiness or preparation or arrangement.
To hand
Mutual synonyms
Both terms in one sentence
- Towards the end of the Gemma Doyle trilogy, Gemma's brother Tom has been kidnapped by the Rakshana, in order to force Gemma to hand over magic powers.
- Invoked in Wicker Park where Alex deliberately withholds Lisa's letter that she was supposed to hand over to Matthew in order to sabotage their relationship.
Source: Impeded Messenger - For example, characters often carry PADDs around to hand to others in order to show them some information, because no equivalent to email seems to exist in the future.
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