Sentence examples for purpose lies from inspiring English sources

But a wider purpose lies beneath the easygoing charm of these pastels.

(And in that purpose lies the state's constitutionally defensible rationale — something above mere animus towards gays and lesbians — for excluding them from the institution).

That is crucial for the expeditionary missions that have preoccupied NATO since the cold war.A clear political purpose lies behind this.

The town law says its purpose lies "in strengthening and supporting all caring, committed and responsible family forms" and extending "certain societal privileges and benefits currently enjoyed by members of a duly recognized marital unit".

Clearly, we are in no imminent danger of Ithkuil becoming established as the koine of the realm — its purpose lies more in the domain of speculation than in that of implementation.

Granting that Mr. Bush has demonstrated in his brief political career a much greater sensitivity to minority concerns than the average Republican, what political purpose lies behind the image-making?

Two black lambskins that he had used for this purpose lay discarded in the straw.

"It is hard not to conclude that some religious purpose lay behind this," says Stringer.

David Grossman himself has been silent; but his literary words speak for him: "I once thought of teaching my son a private language, isolating him from the speaking world on purpose, lying to him from the moment of his birth so he would believe only in the language I gave him.

With financial support from government and donors, an array of NGO-based, often single purpose, lay health workers were recruited to provide care, support and counseling in health facilities, homes and communities.

The advantage of accelerated amortization for tax purposes lies in the deferment of taxes rather than in their reduction.