with an eye to (something)
Focused on a particular thing that could happen in the future. With an eye to fund-raising, I made sure to talk to all the trustees I could at the event. We moved back in with my parents, with an eye to saving up for a house.
eye to, with an
With a view of, with a plan for. For example, With an eye to expansion, we'll have to be careful with expenses, or She always operates with an eye to the future. [Late 1300s]
with an eye to something/to doing something
intending to do something: She’s doing an interpreters’ course with an eye to getting a job abroad. with an eye to
With a view to: redecorated the room with an eye to its future use as a nursery.