Sentence examples for be to serve a from inspiring English sources

Edmond Duranty, cofounder of the monthly journal Réalisme (1856), supported the view that novels should be written in a plain style about the ordinary lives of middle- or working-class people, but he insisted that the Realists' main aim should be to serve a social purpose.

Say you've found the perfect, picturesque barn for a country wedding; that doesn't mean you need to serve barbecue for the wedding supper -- think of how much more interesting it would be to serve a formal dinner in such a setting.

The Post's mission and mandate is to serve an entire and diverse community; Politico's is to serve a homogenous and specialized one.

He is to serve a 30-day jail sentence in March.

Gill is to serve a further six months' imprisonment for other matters.

One of his goals was to serve a long time as prime minister.

He added that Channel 4's purpose was to serve "a large niche".

"The only way to get ahead is to serve a lot of smaller chains where you can charge more".

"I was told that the firm's policy was to serve a catered corporate lunch each day.

One is to serve a different population, typically with different standards.

"The purpose of war is to serve a political end," says Hunter.