Sentence: The four steps were enforced at that time with a view ... absenteeism

English as a Second Language English Vocabulary, Grammar and Idioms
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  1. The four steps were enforced at that time with a view _______ absenteeism.
  2. to curbing 2.to curb 3.of curbing 4.for curbing
    the ans to the above ques is to curbing.
    why cant we use to curb here?whats the criteria for using to curb and to curbing.
    snowfall is sufficient to curb climate change.this sentence is also correct with to curb.
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Ask yourself whether “to” is a preposition here?

with a view to curbing absenteeism

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nopes.my look is on the word CURB.where we can use TO CURB and TO CURBING.what are the conditions?

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Not that I’m an expert (far from it), but maybe I can still help.

I think that the focus should be on the phrase ‘with a view to doing something’. ‘With a view to’ is usually followed by a gerund. Now, ‘sufficient to’ or ‘enough to’ can be followed by an infinitive but not a gerund.

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Think about these:

with a view to/toward/towards doing something.
with a view in the direction of doing something.