The phrase "decent purpose" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it to describe an intention or goal that is morally good or honorable. For example, "He started the charity with the decent purpose of providing medical care for those in need."
In this aspect of the debate there seems a total inability to distinguish between futile episodes within the war and the decent purpose for which the war was being fought.
A good old-style blockbuster, handsomely presented, vaguely serious, its popularity derived largely from the presence of many Caravaggios, although its lasting value and most decent purpose was to impress on the public the diverse gifts of less well-known painters like Carlo Saraceni, Paul Bril and Giovanni Lanfranco.
Together we must learn how to compose differences, not with arms, but with intellect and decent purpose".
"All these war-weary peoples shared too this concrete, decent purpose: to guard vigilantly against the domination ever again of any part of the world by a single, unbridled aggressive power".
In Parliament yesterday, the Financial Secretary to the Treasury Mel Stride, who was speaking in place of the Chancellor for some reason, insisted that the government believes in "a fair tax system where everyone plays by the rules", and that in this context "there are many good reasons why, for perfectly honest and decent purposes", individuals may choose to put their money in offshore trusts.
The gorgeous, squat Cinderellas and cheese pumpkins, favored in Europe, are gaining popularity in the United States and are decent all-purpose pumpkins, for cooking and for garnishing a sideboard.
Decent all-purpose machines, but they're not particularly sleek or portable, nor will they excel at HD or gaming.
McVeigh says that despite SoonR's focus on the mobile access of files, 60 to 80% of usage is still through the PC browser, suggesting that it serves as a decent all-purpose backup solution as well.
When this was pointed out to Giuliani, he said: "I think that's not a correct juxtaposition of statements, nor intended for any kind of decent or useful purpose".
Unfortunately, amid Mr Nasser's cultural revolution, Ford lost sight of its main purpose: building decent vehicles as efficiently and profitably as possible.
For every disappointment there were surely many there was also the encouragement provided by a network of activists who made it their purpose to demand decent housing, health, and education for the human beings living here, not so far away from the grand salons of Fifth Avenue.
