How To Use Purpose In A Sentence

But for the watermark, the thickness of the paper and the missing security thread, the note, reportedly obtained from a private bank, looked like genuine currency for all practical purposes.
The tax assessor determined that the property was subject to taxation based on its infrequent use for religious purposes. Christianity Today
The language is amusingly flowery and the overall tone one of purposeful pleasure. Times, Sunday Times
That's when I noticed the little sticker on the window explaining the purpose of the ‘Child Safety Lock’.
So why not give them a travel gadget that serves a dual purpose?

That being impossible here, let us return to the topic of theism and the relation of evil to divine purpose.
Beneath the third was a vast treasure which the emperor then used for charitable purposes.
Part B (to be completed during the appraisal by the appraiser - where appropriate and safe to do so, certain items can completed by the appraiser before the appraisal, and then discussed and validated or amended in discussion with the appraisee during the appraisal.) name of appraiser: position: time managing appraisee: B1 Describe the purpose of the appraisee's job. Recently Uploaded Slideshows
The length should be that of the bandaging; the breadth, three or four fingers; thickness, three or fourfold; number so as to encircle the limb, neither more nor less; those applied for the purpose of rectifying a deformity, should be of such a length as to encircle it; the breadth and thickness being determined by the vacuity, which is not to be filled up at once. On The Surgery
The Syracuse group is developing prototypes of software technologies which will accelerate the take-up of general purpose parallel computing.
They have all been designed for different purposes. Technology Basic Facts
Options of real estate assessment for property tax purposes abound.
A herbarium is a collection of dried, generally mounted, plant specimens used for a number of purposes, including documenting the taxonomy of a species or like a library that contains a collection of books for reading or useful materials for common use. YubaNet.com
Its purpose is to gather sufficient information to answer questions about magma chambers in oceanic crust.
‘It will therefore serve a better purpose to issue official statements for media consumption,’ Bernama quoted him as saying.
They had divers arsenals, or piratic harbors, as likewise watch towers and beacons, all along the sea-coast; and fleets were here received that were well manned with the finest mariners, and well served with the expertest pilots, and composed of swift sailing and light-built vessels adapted for their special purpose. The Lives of the Noble Grecians and Romans
I can see no useful purpose in continuing this conversation.
The purpose of evaluation is to collect and analyse information that can be used for rational decision making.
Robert Dossie described three categories of watercolor painting — miniature, the most delicate; distemper, which is coarser, uses less expensive colors in a glue or casein binder, and is appropriate for canvas hangings, ceilings, and other interior decorative painting purposes; and fresco. reference As a technique practiced by the Romans, fresco painting was a subject of particularly interest in the antiquity-obsessed eighteenth-century. The Creation of Color in Eighteenth-Century Europe
a biography ...appreciative and yet judicial in purpose
Nick had no particular purpose in mind when he started.
Calves need to be branded for the purposes of identification.
Still, he thinks the terrible puns served a purpose. Times, Sunday Times
The main purpose of an external house journal is to promote the organization, its products, and its services.
Gob Woodhull, an imaginary son of the real 19th-century feminist, spiritualist and free-love advocate Victoria Woodhull, loses his twin brother in the Civil War and builds a vast and elaborate machine whose purpose is to "grieve" so efficiently that it will bring all of history's dead back to life. Time Tripping
Without method, little can be done to any good purpose.
Along with the grunion, these are the only marine fish known to fully emerge from water solely for the purpose of spawning.
Katie finished with a flourish, pushing Cody out of the way and walking with a purpose to the reception area.
The sale was supposed to last for a week, but for all practical purposes it's over.
The electroholographic system consists of a special-purpose computational chip and a high-resolution, reflective mode, liquid-crystal display panel as a spatial light modulator.
Checking e-mail is just about tailor-made for this purpose.
The exchange rate between US dollar and Tajik somonis will be advised on request for purpose of payment for obtaining bidding documents.
We have been pretty open-handed now in facilitating the development of Chinese technology even for military purposes.
Encouraged by her example, they all set to work with a fresh sense of purpose.
Purposefully moraceous make money work from home, but the lintwhite unholiness was that the wildness sokoro was buried me surpassingly was a permanently in the pintado flyer skillet. Rational Review
If they fail to reproduce their kind, they have failed in their purpose; they are unconsciously ruled by the philoprogenitive passion; it is their raison d'etre, for it they are fed, clothed, trained, bred. Captivity
My happiness is not the means to any end. It is the end. It is its own goal. It is its own purpose. Ayn Rand
The plane will then return to the apron over the winter before she moves to a purpose-built area within the viewing park next year.
The purpose of sport was to provide fun activities during recreation time from which people could derive plenty of pleasure, fun and enjoyment.
This is what theologians call a theophany—a temporary vision of God given to his people for the purpose of encouragement. ONE GREAT TRUTH
to all intents and purposes the case is closed
While the Dvorksy essay on "curing" fundamentalism that Stephen links to is well-intentioned George says of the fundamentalists that he wants to "return to them free will, rationality and self-respect" in order to help give their lives "meaning and purpose", I tend to share Stephen's concerns about this kind of memetic engineering. The Speculist: The Danger of "Memetic Engineering"
But fitness for the purpose of an implant means fit to be put and left in your body, does it not?
The purposes of this study were to report our experiences with high-energy wartime extremity wounds, to define the prevalence of heterotopic ossification in these patients, and to determine the factors that might lead to development of the condition," said lead author Lieutenant Commander Jonathan Agner Forsberg, MD. Dr. Forsberg and his team compared data from 243 patients who were treated for orthopaedic injuries between March 1, 2003 and December 31, 2006 at the medical center, including patients who underwent: amputation external or internal fixation of one or more fractures removal of damaged, dead or infected tissue, or 'debridement' EurekAlert! - Breaking News
When looking at reliability one principal concern was the purpose of the writer - whether of a primary or secondary source.
If the traditional image of the empty-nester is dowdy, sad and purposeless, she could not be further from it. Times, Sunday Times
Assuming that I don't have some sort of malignant brain tumor *knocks wood furiously*, it must be that this alien life-form, this adorable-but-nonetheless-parasitic superbeing, is sucking every nutrient from my body and turning these to his own nefarious supergrowth purposes. Pass The Smelling Salts
The purpose: to present an award recognizing special achievement in the fight against a learning disability known as dyslexia.
Lord had private hatred for the old literatus and so purposely assaulted the old literatus and killed him. The Complete Works of Han Fei Tzu
However, for our purposes, we have used a working definition anchored on Haramiyavia, assuming that the unknown intersection between multituberculates and modern mammals is the appropriate break point.
The Corporation had borrowed large sums of money, used, amongst other purposes for the construction of the Docks.
Holiness answers audience questions addressing the situation of Tibet, goal of bodhicitta, nature of enlightened mind, future of the Dalai Lama institution, compatibility of Buddhist practices with theistic faith, universal purpose of human life, practice of patience towards harm-doers, subtle energy and mind, and the Heart Sutra mantra. Nagarjuna's Bodhichitta Commentary
The clanking sounded systematic somehow; not rhythmic like a drumbeat in music, yet purposeful.
Our congregations as a gathered priesthood meet for the purpose of being equipped for mission in the world.
Thus, people used housing subdivisions strictly for residential purposes, shopping centers only for commercial uses, and office parks only for work.
Scholars have suggested that the purpose of statues such as the Peplos Kore and other korai (the plural form of the word) was to serve as votive offerings, perhaps in this case to the goddess Athena.
So it will prove in the future, for nothing can frustrate the evolutionary movement nor prevent humanity as a whole from attaining and achieving its purpose.
Does our work provide us with a sense of purpose and meaning that goes beyond just making money?
From Wikipedia: A redshirt is a stock character, used frequently in science fiction but also in other genres, whose purpose is to die soon after being introduced, thus indicating the dangerous circumstances faced by the main characters. October 2007
The experiments serve no useful purpose .
Members ballot for the right to introduce bills on Fridays allocated to this purpose.
He would certainly be made use of by the officers for the purpose of identifying the companions whom he had betrayed; and I had the best reasons in the world to believe that he would rather assist in the taking of me than in the capture of all the rest of the coining gang put together -- the doctor himself not excepted. A Rogue's Life
We see here clearly how Thomas has appropriated Plato's thought for his own ‘existential’ (in the sense of esse) purposes.
The sultan's response was polite but unforthcoming: ‘The matter has been resolved amicably and I do not think it would serve any purpose to revive it.’
Vulnerability is not weakness, and the uncertainty, risk, and emotional exposure we face every day are not optional. Our only choice is a question of engagement. Our willingness to own and engage with our vulnerability determines the depth of our courage and the clarity of our purpose; the level to which we protect ourselves from being vulnerable is a measure of our fear and disconnection. Brene Brown
Can the Commonwealth detain bankrupts for the purpose of examining them, on the basis that some bankrupts are likely to flee before examination?
Ball believes the high rate of share ownership has contributed to a strong sense of purpose.
They strode on stage, looking purposeful. Times, Sunday Times
The purpose of the arrests is to cause gangs to police themselves -- if every murder results in a torrent of arrests, gang leaders are more likely to discourage the use of violence to resolve personal disputes. Chicago Gang Violence: Police Chief Jody Weis Follows Through On Controversial Strategy
Kelly: Yeah, Jalapenos were used for the look good purpose siri: thanks for the kind words bee: They are made from the bread slices, thanks Of Crostini and Canapés
For the contractor, the bid estimate is usually regarded as the budget estimate, which will be used for control purposes as well as for planning construction financing.
Over there on the Opposition benches is a National Party that has no real purpose.
What selfish purpose is served by a crass attempt to hide something that stands no chance at all of escaping notice? Times, Sunday Times
Nor did it prohibit the commercial sale of other items used for sexual gratification, such as ribbed condoms or vibrators that were primarily intended to relieve muscle tension but could also be adapted for sexual purposes.
Its purpose was that of a glacis of an ancient castle.
Still, one may never make use of a printed Torah, tefillin, or mezuzah for sacred purpose.
For Daniel and his wife, Nancy, 63, retirement has meant frequent travel, with their collecting adding purpose to their trips.
The new legislation which was intended to `soak up "the millions of them floating round the country has backfired in its purpose. A DAYSTAR OF FEAR
The exhibits seem perfectly matched, rather than purposefully included. Times, Sunday Times
The point of the interview is to make full and systematic use of this to gather data for research purposes.
The research will also reignite the debate over the use of cannabis for other medicinal purposes.
If you are interested in answering the questions or in providing feedback on them, please go over to the 20 Questions blog I set up for that purpose.
Hereafter no remittances shall be made for annates or for any other purpose to the court of Rome, the vice legation at Avignon, or to the nunciature at Lucerne.
Lady Macbeth has nothing personal against the men, women and children she must destroy to clear her husband's way to power - her purposefulness is pure.
The purpose of this (to us) strange ritual was to externalise one's grief, delegate it onto a kind of exterior apparatus (ie another human being).
You get to be near your family and grandchildren, which will breathe life into you and give you continual relationships and purpose. Times, Sunday Times
But oft while she taketh avisement of flight, ere she taketh her flight, an arrow flieth through her body, and therefore she faileth of her purpose, as Gregory saith. Mediaeval Lore from Bartholomew Anglicus
The established churches may be dying back in Christianity's historic heartlands, but Jesus himself shows an astonishing ability to escape their confines and find a new life as an all-purpose 21st century guru.
The purpose of the edit is fairly simple—to chop out the boring bits from the original.
He loved his game of cards and supported card games for charitable purposes.
Their statutory purpose was as part of the armoury available to the Home Secretary for the enforcement of immigration control. Times, Sunday Times
Is it only a war zone for constitutional suspension clause purposes if the detainee is accused of being involved with the localized conflict (this would follow with Eisentrager too)? The Volokh Conspiracy » No Habeas Jurisdiction Over Bagram Air Force Base
A very unsuitable substance, however, was selected for the purpose, viz., sawdust, which is hygroscopic organic, and combustible. Acetylene, the Principles of Its Generation and Use
The muscles were exclusively for display purposes and were designed to invite conversation and, obviously, contact. Times, Sunday Times
The phrase suggests a monolithic entity with a single purpose.
This is not just to ease congestion, but also to track the movements of individual cars for commercial purposes, like figuring out where to locate drive-through restaurants.
It's hard to be "tarred" with a neutral or complimentary label the sole purpose of which is to assign blanket characteristic behavior patterns to the recipient. Gringos and Euros and Canucks, oh boy
The messenger's purposeful tread down the short avenue followed; then the noisy jangling of the bell. Scottish Voices 1745-1960
This war and occupation was founded on Bush's lies and these lies have infected everythingabout thisillegal warand occupation~ from the quasi Iraqi American-controlled government to the purposely misleading body and wounded count and why, you ask? BRING THEM HOME NOW / NOT LATER IN BODY TUBES
Ostentatious expenditure focused the attention of the poor on the wealth of the wealthy, for this of course was its purpose.
Many of the subjects are necessarily members of wealthy or aristocratic families, and part of the purpose of the show is to explore the place of children in society their dress, and their toys.
Property was often declared to be "corban" for other purposes than dedication to ecclesiastical use. Jesus the Christ A Study of the Messiah and His Mission According to Holy Scriptures Both Ancient and Modern
And among fishes, the family of the _Cyprinidae_ are the best adapted to our purpose; for we must select those which are both hardy and tamable. The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 08, No. 47, September, 1861
Do but assure me that I shall find you almost as merry as my Lady Anne Wentworth is always, and nothing shall fright me from my purpose of seeing you as soon as I can with any conveniency. Letters from Dorothy Osborne to Sir William Temple (1652-54)
The purpose of the referendum is to further ratchet down our interests,’ said Phillip.
The purpose was not only to visit my grandparents but the family farm, which we call Lakeland, was five miles from Upperville. Oral History Interview with I. Beverly Lake Sr., September 8, 1987. Interview C-0043. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)
I don't know if this painting was made for that purpose - it could have been to prevent people from covering it with political slogans and posters.
I'm no pastry chef, but I tweaked and tasted, from all-purpose to cake flour, buttermilk to sour cream, baking powder to soda, recipe to recipe.
Man who has a settled purpose will surely succeed.
More importantly, less than a quarter of that bill has gone on purpose-built venues such as the Bird's Nest stadium.
Can any military ship be used for troop transportation or are there specific transport ships for this purpose?
Good design is a timeless concept, exemplified best by an object that is soundly manufactured and beautiful, and works efficiently for its purposes.
Man who has a settled purpose will surely succeed.
I'm weel convinced Gabriel drapped the roughies in the water on purpose; he doesna like to see ony body do a thing better than himsell. ' Guy Mannering, Or, the Astrologer — Complete
On the contrary, there is a vast shadow of melancholy, a painful sadness, doubt and cross-purpose, boldness at one moment and timidity at the next, a longing for solitude. Half a Rogue
She organized them into an orderly set of people each working purposefully and productively.
The much-needed cash injection means Astroturf pitches and multi-purpose sports and arts halls could be built at schools around the country.
The only practical purpose which it now subserves in American politics is to give enough exercise to Radicalism to keep it “in wind,” and to prevent its becoming pursy and lazy, from having nothing to whip. The Failed Project of Conservatism « Isegoria
His real purpose is to trick his way into your home to see what he can steal.
To some extent they are complementary accounts, but they also propose alternatives with somewhat different purposes in mind.
Strong traditions can give you guidance, a sense of belonging and a sense of purpose in life.
Further questioning revealed that the purpose was to allow flood water to escape more quickly.
Ha! you may ask -- he gave his mistress a potion, for the purpose of merely seducing her, and it turned out to be poison -- a _carabin_ like yourselves. The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 19, No. 546, May 12, 1832
Charles Darwin's core claim is that the apparent design we intuitively observe in nature is an illusion that can be explained by mindless, purposeless, mechanistic and accidental processes.
With this view, while the bailiff conducted him to bed in another apartment, he desired the catchpole to act the part of mediator between him and the Count, and furnished him with proper instructions for that purpose. The Adventures of Ferdinand Count Fathom
How much better to see a redundant farm building re-developed for a new purpose than to let it remain unused.
Indeed Archimedes was famous for his application of the law of the lever to the construction of catapults for military purposes.
Its stated purpose is to improve current and future expeditionary warfare capabilities.
He said that the main purpose of the Baha'i Faith was to bring people together .
Many shooters don't understand the purpose of such a dual action, assuming that the pump mechanism is a fail-safe against a malfunction with the semiauto mode.
Look at how a few NGO groups last year used peaceful candlelight vigils for their own selfish purposes to galvanize public opinion.
The original purpose of the formal grammars was generating sentences of a human language.
Purpose: Audio frequency low power amplifier, driver stage amplifier, switching applications.
The only apparent purpose of these bollards is to prevent vehicles overtaking.
Putting value judgments aside for a moment, generally blaxploitation employs stereotypes regarding black people, exploiting these stereotypes for entertainment purposes.
The western carvers produced decoys solely for the purpose of luring waterfowl.
M. Faye, of the French Academy, inclined to a lunar origin for them; [193] Feilitsch of Greifswald published in 1852 a treatise for the express purpose of proving all the luminous phenomena attendant on solar eclipses -- corona, prominences and "sierra" -- to be purely optical appearances. [ A Popular History of Astronomy During the Nineteenth Century Fourth Edition
For tax purposes, your pension and earnings are added together.
Our statute provides that no person shall be permitted to practice as an attorney or counselor-at-law, without having previously obtained a license for that purpose from two of the justices of the Supreme Court. History of Woman Suffrage, Volume II
The fraudsters do not have to intend to defraud the victim as the primary purpose of the exercise.
To provide genetic testing and interpretation of test results at the request of physicians or genetic counselors for the purpose of disease diagnosis, carrier status determination, risk assessment, prenatal testing, or presymptomatic testing Laboratory Rotation
A woman whose marriage has been dissolved bears on a lozenge her paternal arms, charged for the purpose of distinction with a mascle.
Worse, a dean told me that our department had outlived its purpose.
Not yet, however, was the power of the keys instituted, which is derived from Christ's Passion, and consequently it was not yet ordained that a man should grieve for his sin, with the purpose of submitting himself by confession and satisfaction to the keys of the Church, in the hope of receiving forgiveness through the power of Christ's Passion. Summa Theologica, Part III (Tertia Pars) From the Complete American Edition
The only way to memorise a book is to say it out loud to yourself, and this I did, gabbling away as children do, my real purpose concealed because nobody ever listens to what a child has to say.
Some are pioneering new delivery systems that encourage providers to coordinate patient care, rather than work at cross-purposes with little communication. The Time to Innovate Is Now
The Roads Authority imposed restrictions on the use of the B1 route between Rehoboth and Windhoek for the purpose of major roadworks.
Every year, they have a mela (a fair) there called Suarastra Sabha for the express purpose of holding an auction.
Schweiker describes his position as theocentric, but God seems to be a useful symbol that gives human agency seriousness and purpose by checking the unlimited expansion of human power.
Your information will only be used for the purposes of this competition. The Sun
For purposes of philosophical self-understanding, however, it is important to be clear that a phenomenon such as addiction can present different kinds of obstacles in the way of our acting well.
Sport gives you this incredibly purposeful life. Times, Sunday Times
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I am not in any way saying this to be antagonistic, nor to disparage anyone's beliefs; that isn't my way, or my purpose in starting this.
On the rifle range, Wesley purposely missed the target on his first few tries.
The plan was abandoned, the lot was sold at a profit, and the funds were diverted to another purpose. Christianity Today
As an artistic medium, film can have a myriad of purposes.
The city of Worcester may appropriate a sum not exceed - ing seventy-five hundred dollars for the purpose of providing a suitable gift for the U.S. S. "Worcester" to properly com - memorate the dedication and commissioning of the afore - said ship. Acts and resolves passed by the General Court
But he added: 'There are also governments quite prepared to carry out atrocities to suit their purposes. Times, Sunday Times
Their purpose was to weaken the closed shop and to outlaw secondary picketing.
Our justice system is unfit for purpose. The Sun
The angel-noble of Henry VII, valued at ten shillings, appears to have been the coin given; it was in common use and not made especially for this purpose. Three Thousand Years of Mental Healing
For despite its majestic name, the Kitchen King masala is best suited as a multipurpose masala that is best used for throwing together tasty and impromptu dishes for everyday meals for us commoners. Archive 2008-02-01
For the purpose of determining the total quantity of sulphur which the plants contain in their natural state, it is necessary to oxidise them by means of nitric acid; and from such experiments the following table, showing the _total_ amount of sulphur contained in 100 parts of different plants, dried at 212°, has been constructed: -- Elements of Agricultural Chemistry
Broadly, the purpose of the City Code is to protect the shareholder in the public domain.
Towns arose with no other purpose than to collect and dispatch merchandise.
It is grouped for statistical and commercial purposes with the morwong.
But in this present world we have entire nations that see the woman, her nature, and her femininity as worthless, unimportant, purposeless, and unproductive. Women must ask whose thinking is that?
She sees herself as a kind of peapod, whose purpose is to split and shell out little replicas of herself. THE PRESIDENT'S CHILD
The purpose of neutron reflectometry is to reveal the microstructure of materials in thin film geometries.
He hated his father with a fixity of purpose which, otherwise directed, might have built empires. THE TOUCH OF INNOCENTS
For the purposes of this guide we're going to stick with monohull sailing boats - no catamarans, race boats or dinghies. Times, Sunday Times
The line of lecithin offered is suitable for both food and cosmetic purposes.
She works long hours packing up the colorful plastic discs whose purpose mystifies her--the Frisbee has yet to catch on in Hong Kong. Kerry Trueman: You May Not Be Into Plastic, But Plastic Is Way Into You
Accordingly, for U.S. reporting purposes, Cerro Casale is classified as mineralized material. The Earth Times Online Newspaper
revoke" -- the literary act after which, if he does it on purpose, you must not play with a man -- is speaking of authors and books which he has not read and cannot read in the original, while he leaves you ignorant of his ignorance. Matthew Arnold
Wallace always felt that ‘selection’ inappropriately imported anthropomorphic notions of Nature choosing purposefully between variants into natural history.
Stones and colored objects are chosen for their occult and astrological meanings corresponding to the purpose for which the gris-gris is to be used.
The virtues of tomorrow, unlike the virtues of yore, will be inspiring shape-shifters whose purpose, in addition to saving us, will be to baffle the certainties and absolutisms of ideologues everywhere.
But couvade, as I attempt to untangle its relation to colonialism in this essay, is a strategy re-invented for the purposes of reconciliation in narratives of Manichean allegory.
Historicists often emphasize that behind such mistaken theories there is usually an apologetic purpose.
The new school will be built on 26 acres of ground specially set aside for the purpose in Garcia Street.
Pastor Rick Warren's best-selling "The Purpose Driven Life" is suffused with predestinarian themes, repackaged as a gentler divine providence. Highway To Heaven
The exception is a pregnant female out foraging for her nest, who will look healthy and strong, will be moving purposefully and should be left alone. Times, Sunday Times
The purpose of the book is to provide a complete guide to the university.
'We can hardly be expected to foozle on purpose, just to let Archie show off before his girl.' The Man Upstairs and Other Stories
They were domiciled abroad for tax purposes.
Municipal pride, manifested by artistic embellishment without utilitarian purpose, shone out from them.
The Government has decided the nature of service for Operation Falconer is warlike for the purpose of conditions of service entitlements.
The venue is purpose built for rituals and ceremonies, with appropriately fabulous acoustics, lavish trimmings and colourfully costumed officiants.
The best part about the restaurant is ... you know how when you tend to 'overstay' yourself in some restaurants, the restaurant purposely turns off the air-con or stops refilling your glass of water/tea as a hint to tell you to f*ck off? SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator
The hum of voices is purpose ful; all are actively engaged.
The expatriate can, for example, use the company for the import and export of goods for commercial purposes, and for invoicing for their services.
I really do not think that an inquiry would serve any useful purpose.
War and the civil rights movement gave her a purpose, and that when they came to an end she was left floundering. Times, Sunday Times
The Romans had a special fondness for mineral spas, visiting them for medicinal and recreational purposes.
The court's reasoning was that the posting of the commandments in the Kentucky courthouses constituted an expression of monotheistic religion but not so in Texas, where the commandments were seen as having more of a secular "educational" purpose. Commandments removed from Va. school system
For that purpose he has assembled an impressive international team of scholars. The Times Literary Supplement
Volunteer work gives her life purpose.
The purpose of the statute was to lessen the risk of cattle catching a contagious disease while in transit.

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