Sentence examples for purpose of self from inspiring English sources

Humans are given license to kill for the sole purpose of self defense.

This goes well beyond the purpose of self-defense".

Many people are interested in travel for the purpose of self-enrichment.

Common law also allows a pre-emptive attack for the purpose of self-defence if an attack is "imminent".

We would increase our defense capability in keeping with the development of the international situation, and we would do this for the sole purpose of self-defense.

I know that guy down the hall.' " Naturally, he is paid for his letter to the offender, which starts to defeat the purpose of self-management.

Establishing a constitutional right to carry a gun for the purpose of self-defense was part of the mission of the Black Panther Party for Self-Defense, which was founded in 1966.

In a plurality opinion, a 5 4 majority held that the Heller "right to possess a handgun in the home for the purpose of self-defense" is applicable to the states through the Fourteenth Amendment's due process clause.

Nevertheless, when asked how China would respond if the hard-liners prevailed in Washington, Mr. Jiang would issue only the mildest of threats: "We would increase our defense capability in keeping with the development of the international situation, and we would do this for the sole purpose of self-defense".

But a paper that is more than two-thirds advertising starts to look like what is known in the industry as a "shopper" — a free publication that people pick up for the ads, and that no one really reads, a paper that has editorial content mainly for the purpose of self-respect.

The SoP also differs from typical academic genres in its overt communicative purpose of self-promotion.