The people were then against us; they are now for us.—W. L. Garrison.
(3) Duration of time, or extent of space.
For a long time the disreputable element outshone the virtuous.—H. H. Bancroft.
He could overlook all the country for many a mile of rich woodland.—Irving.
(4) Substitution or exchange.
There are gains for all our losses.—Stoddard.
Thus did the Spaniards make bloody atonement for the butchery of Fort Caroline.—Parkman.
(5) Reference, meaning with regard to, as to, respecting, etc.
For the rest, the Colonna motto would fit you best.—Emerson.
For him, poor fellow, he repented of his folly.—E. E. Hale