Sentence examples for purpose, for instance from inspiring English sources

He pointed out that there was land available for this purpose: for instance, an abandoned Palestinian village north of Bethlehem in West Jerusalem that was still largely unoccupied.This is not the voice of a moderate, as most Israelis (and many of their American supporters) conceive moderation.

Japan's JAXA space agency recently started testing an automated camera drone on board for just this purpose, for instance, since not having to hold a camera means researchers can spend more time on actual experimentation.

Put simply, before someone can start thinking about deep existential questions like, "What's my purpose?" for instance, they need to have a steady supply of food, shelter, water, and feel safe.

Other statistical methods could be considered for this purpose, for instance an algorithmic approach (24); however, we think that such a strategy would have been too complex for this exploratory study.

In the end, the choice for a particular health system model to guide discussions, analysis or improvement, should fit the purpose, for instance the building blocks to frame audit findings and the control knobs to identify interventions.

Shaun Osher, the president and founder of Core, a real estate marketing company, said dividing neighborhoods for marketing purposes — for instance, differentiating West Chelsea from Chelsea proper — might make sense.

It may be that I need a little rest, or a palate cleanser, between more serious reading projects – a prize shortlist I am ploughing through for work purposes, for instance, or a nice, fat 19th-century novel.

Watercraft were made in different proportions for different purposes; for instance, large reinforced vessels were used to move people and cargo, while shorter, narrower craft were used for sea mammal hunting.

Although it was mainly intended for other purposes (for instance, stopping genocide and ethnic cleansing, as in Rwanda and Bosnia) R2P is a useful way in which to think about what we can do for Burma, starting with the fact that the R stands for responsibility (to protect), not right (to invade).

Even more egregiously, Cisco's terms of service implied that the firm was monitoring traffic actively, so as to shut down illegal activities and, bizarrely, some legal ones (using the service for "obscene, pornographic, or offensive purposes", for instance).The response from many corners of the internet was quick and fierce, particularly in reaction to the potential monitoring of internet usage.

Nanoparticles composed of palladium and platinum are particularly interesting for catalytic purposes, for instance, selective hydrogenation and alcohol oxidation.