The phrase "ancillary purposes" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to secondary or supplementary objectives that support a primary goal or function.
Example: "The data collected will be used for research and ancillary purposes, such as improving our marketing strategies."
Alternatives: "supplementary purposes" or "secondary objectives."
Last month, 50 parents and family members directly affected by mass tragedies, including those at Aurora, the World Trade Center and Virginia Tech, said in a statement that in the past, charities had often diverted donations for ancillary purposes.
There are two exceptions to the rule of exclusivity; ancillary purposes, and severance.
An ancillary purpose of this study was to determine if a suitable sham for osteopathic manipulation could be devised.
All participants gave informed consent after a detailed explanation of the study design, ancillary investigations for scientific purposes, and related imaging procedures.
All his observances group incantation of canonical liturgy, participation in assemblies with other monastic orders (kumbhamela) at various places and at astrologically determined times, alms begging, teaching religious topics to the laity, and conducting scriptural discourse with lay and monastic scholars (shastrartha)—are ancillary to his main purpose, which is meditation.
Given the relatively consistent characteristics and challenges of ancillary study management, general-purpose ASMSs are likely to be useful to a wide range of organizations.
A New Zealand judge, in 2011, found that Greenpeace's "political activities … cannot be regarded as 'merely ancillary' to Greenpeace's charitable purposes".
For comparison purposes, spending on ancillary services was added to spending on outpatient care to enable comparison with OECD countries.
Ancillary techniques applied with the purpose of identifying the salt layer lead to the conclusion that it is most probably FeSO47H2O.
The purpose of this ancillary study is to determine the quality of diets in patients with documented coronary heart disease (CHD).
The main factors to consider include starting moment, duration and ending moment of inertial response, BESS lifespan and ancillary services revenue with the purpose of improving the system dynamic frequency response while achieving an optimal balance between cost and performance.
