Sentence examples for except for the purpose from inspiring English sources
The phrase 'except for the purpose' is correct and can be used in written English
You can use it to emphasize the limited purpose for which something is true. For example, "Everyone is able to contribute to the project, except for the purpose of taking credit."
People don't need to replace their car on a regular basis except for the purpose of keeping up with the Joneses.
Earlier this year, Congress enacted a law forbidding Guantánamo detainees to be brought onto United States soil except for the purpose of prosecution.
The Dutch were effectively prohibited from entering the landmass of Japan, except for the purpose of making an annual visitation to the shogun, in Edo; religious services were banned, and books of Christian devotion were seized upon arrival.
Neither MicroCreditCard nor FORBES is allowed to use personally identifiable billing information except for the purpose of providing these services.
(Mikyö Dorje 2006: 294–95) The Prāsaṅgika does not, like Nyingma, entertain any position of its own, except for the purpose of a therapeutic reason, and for which "the Prāsaṅgika relies on the convention as a framework for things that need to be cultivated and those that are to be abandoned.
Robert Cecil, addressing the final session, said: The motion that dissolved the League passed unanimously: "The League of Nations shall cease to exist except for the purpose of the liquidation of its affairs".
The trouble with them is that they suffer from a kind of anxious enthusiasm that leads them to imitate something else they have no business copying--except for the purpose of impressing the ignorant--and the result is phony.
The bill, which the State Legislature passed in June, called for an immediate moratorium on closing subway fare booths "except for the purposes of repair and renovation or in case of emergency" while the advisory panel reviewed the city's antiterrorism and security measures over the next three years.
Standing in front of grey slab-like flats and overhanging concrete walkways, he declared that the poorest people in Britain had hitherto been "ignored...except for the purpose of blaming them".
In 1767 she convened a commission composed of delegates from all the provinces and from all social classes (except the serfs) for the purpose of ascertaining the true wishes of her people and framing a constitution.
As a nonprofit, the group is not required to publicly name its donors, except if they give "for the purpose of furthering" a political advertisement.
