Sentence examples for basis and purpose from inspiring English sources

In contrast to this overwhelming conservatism, paralleled by the rule of custom and tribal elders in most primitive societies, the political philosophers of ancient Greece question the basis and purpose of government.

The search for such forms of effective, fair collaboration with local communities in wildlife conservation - and more broadly, for sustainable pastoral development - is the basis and purpose of the project described here (Borrini-Feyerabend 1996, Kothari et al. 2004a; Foggin and Bass 2010; Kothari 2008; Lynam et al.2007).2007

An expert on the science of emotions, Keltner served as a consultant on the movie, visiting Pixar's Emeryville campus a half-dozen times to explain the basis, physiology, and purpose of emotions, and exchanging many emails.

"A review of claims both on a substantive basis and for purposes of plan classification is ongoing," Lehman said in the filing.

If readers would like to re-analyze the data set (for different purposes), additional ethical approval (on a individual user and purpose basis) will be required.

Using the definitions found in federal statutes governing migrant health funds, a migrant farmworker is an individual whose principal employment is in agriculture on a seasonal basis and who, for purposes of employment, establishes a temporary home.

Rejecting the Platonic tenet that the body is the prison of the soul, and affirming matter spirit complementarity, he accepts bodily resurrection from the dead on the basis of God's omnipotence and purpose to manifest his image eternally.

Five transgender soldiers are suing the president and other top officials for not only violating equal protection and due process rights but also "lacking rational basis" and serving no federal purpose.

This would offer a secular, non-supernatural basis for purpose, meaning, and value.

On this basis, the purpose as a biocontrol agent is overshadowed by its virulent and indiscriminate destructive potential in the ecosystem.

We agree that there are differences, but for the purpose of our study there are obvious similarities: Both are used for medicinal purposes on a nonprescription basis and have been found to have toxic levels of heavy metals.