Eligible informants were identified following a purposive sampling scheme, the main purpose of which was to obtain diversity of interviewees, rather than a representative sample [ 38].
My students asked about my eyeglasses, the purpose of which eluded them.
He organises luxurious parties at his grand house, the purpose of which nobody can figure out.
This was in a youth tournament, the purpose of which is supposed to be player development.
Immunologically, however, there is always a response, the purpose of which is defense.
Acts or threats of violence, the primary purpose of which is to spread terror among the civilian population, are prohibited".
It's a painting, and you're in the trompe l'oeil game, the main purpose of which is pleasurable confusion.
To be celibate is to be single, to be unmarried, the priestly purpose of which is to remain chaste.
"In Australia we have a scandalous system called negative gearing, the purpose of which is to subsidise the rich".
Earlier this year she was subjected to a sham trial, the purpose of which was to ensure that she'll remain locked up until after the May 2010 elections.
And she characterizes Whitewater as "a limitless investigation of our lives" the purpose of which was "to discredit the president and the administration and slow down its momentum".
