Sentence examples for purpose of halting from inspiring English sources
Perhaps worst of all, he has failed to persuade investors that the Federal Reserve, which was formed in 1913 for the very purpose of halting market panics, is up to the job.
On July 8 , 2014 Israel launched an offensive in Gaza with the declared purpose of halting Hamas rocket fire, which had intensified after the kidnapping and murder of three Israeli teen-agers and the subsequent burning of a Palestinian teen-ager.
Crusades "in general" refer to what are called "holy wars" or "just wars --military campaigns for the purpose of halting the spread of non-Christian religions, of retaking holy places, or of conquering pagan areas.
Interventions aimed at increasing TL for the purpose of halting or reversing the ageing process or preventing disease, are thus not supported by current evidence.
Overall, phytochemicals provide an effective way of halting neurodegenerative disease.
The purpose of this halting of movement for about three minutes after performing each simple exercise movement was to equalize the flow (following head movement) of endolymph in the semicircular canals and the otoliths of the saccule and utricle of the vestibular organ.
Criticism of the official five at the treaty review would look less self-serving if those who claim to value the treaty were also doing their utmost to uphold its central purpose: halting the spread of weapons capabilities.
The main purpose – so far the only purpose – is to halt the fighting in particular areas for long enough to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian aid and perhaps also the rescue of the wounded and sick civilians.
Its purpose is to "halt the spread of cannabis cultivation in the United States," a mission that has become complicated as more states have legalized medical or recreational marijuana programs.
However, its original purpose was to halt the extension of Golden West to Lower Azusa, which the city required as a condition for granting the zoning change from single-family residential to multiple-family residential.
"The main purpose of the moratorium is to halt the expansion of the interactive gambling industry in Australia while the government investigates the feasibility and consequences of a permanent ban on interactive gambling," said Richard Alston, minister for communications, information technology and the arts.
