All of them told for the purpose of gaining something: either my confidence, or my forgiveness, or my money, or my rights.
"A HEALTHY society cannot come about when people study not for the purpose of gaining wisdom and knowledge but for the purpose of becoming government officials".
NOT SO HOT I wear nonprescription eyeglasses on job interviews or when meeting new clients for the distinct purpose of gaining respect by appearing smarter and more credible.
"For nearly 18 months, Iran held and terrorized Jason for the purpose of gaining negotiating leverage and ultimately exchanging him with the United States for something of value to Iran," the suit alleges.
In his speech protesting the civil-rights plank, Thurmond stated, "We do not intend that our constitutional rights shall be sacrificed for the selfish and sordid purpose of gaining minority votes".
Judge Kaplan also found that the government's decisions causing the delays "were not made for the purpose of gaining any advantage" over Mr. Ghailani in his civilian court prosecution.
In 701 there followed his most famous campaign, against Syria and Palestine, with the purpose of gaining control over the main road from Syria to Egypt in preparation for later campaigns against Egypt itself.
Battle of Antietam, also called Battle of Sharpsburg, (September 17 , 1862, a decisive engagement in the American Civil War (1861 65) that halted the Confederate advance on Maryland for the purpose of gaining military supplies.
A worry is that banks in countries where housing busts have made investors wary of mortgage-backed assets have created securities for the express purpose of gaining central-bank funding.
Out of these statements result normative directives for life in the world, not only for the purpose of gaining salvation but also for concrete ethical behaviour in the context of the I-Thou (or person to person) relationship, of the clan, of the nation, and of society.
The Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, has said that he intends to pursue a vote at the United Nations next week for the purpose of gaining recognition for a Palestinian state in the West Bank, the Gaza Strip and East Jerusalem, areas occupied by Israel in the 1967 war.
