But maybe they served some purpose after all.
The primary purpose, after all, is education, not entertainment.
Its main purpose, after all, was to give the ghost another gasp at life.
In the end, that was Obama's purpose after his wife's and former President Clinton's rousing addresses.
His show was intense and intoxicating, one chant-driven statement of purpose after the next.
Peter joined On Purpose after leaving Clifford Chance and working with the charity membership organisations ACEVO and BOND.
But a toy that teaches scales will serve very little purpose after that [skill] has been acquired".
And Gilbert, oblivious, also discovers a belated purpose, after his indulgent great-uncle threatens to withdraw his financial support.
The early change disrupted the visitors but they played with greater purpose after the break in an enthralling affair.
So maybe all that standing up and sitting down and clapping and glad-handling will serve a purpose after all.
Their purpose, after all, was to persuade subscribers to buy the selections — and to keep on subscribing.
