Sentence examples for overriding purpose of from inspiring English sources
But today the main, overriding purpose of the European Union is different: not to win peace, but to secure prosperity.
"And protecting the continued existence of the species," he added, "is the overriding purpose" of the law.
The framework agreement is said to make clear that the overriding purpose of the talks is to make peace.
James Madison, in his defense of the Constitution, admitted that the overriding purpose of government was to protect the unequal acquisition of property.
An overriding purpose of the estate, they intimated, is "to sustain and maximise the public value of the estate, in terms of wildlife, access, recreation, education and cultural heritage".
GMG is stronger now than at any time in its history and our overriding purpose of guaranteeing the financial independence of The Guardian has been secured under his leadership.
Good technology isn't just a matter of mission statements; it can also come from a tinkerer with no specific overriding purpose other than the pursuit of knowledge.
The prime minister has justified cutting down the opportunity for judicial review of official decisions on the ground that economic progress should be our "overriding purpose", as in times of war.
The holistic indigenous vision of health (called sumak kawsay in the Kichwa language – or "good living" in English) that is framed as the overriding social purpose in Ecuador's Constitution of 2008 [ 21] is providing an especially timely opportunity for our project to contribute to this mission.
So too the approach of Jesse Jackson: the symbiotic strength of bringing together diverse people - by race, origin, national heritage, class, political perspectives -- in a common overriding public purpose.
That's also why my faith tells me that God is likely hanging out in North Carolina, where this week the state legislature has called a special session -- at a cost of $42,000 per day -- for the express purpose of overriding a Charlotte non-discrimination ordinance.
