Sentence examples for purpose to discern from inspiring English sources

With our qualitative research approach and the exploratory nature of our research questions and theory-building efforts, our number of interviews has produced more than enough "thick description" (Geertz 1994) for the study's purpose to discern patterns about participants' pathways through formal and informal engineering experiences.

Science and religion have al ways seemed like sibling rivals, disciplines whose outward antagonisms mask a deep and abiding bond of common purpose: to discern the truth about the universe and humanity's place in it.

And Mr. Costner's immersion in the works of John Ford, Budd Boetticher and Sergio Leone gives the long, final shootout some elegance and authority, even if the outcome is hardly in doubt and the purpose difficult to discern.

Philip Sales and Richard Ekins are among those that believe that section 3 has not displaced the purpose of interpretation – to discern parliamentary intention.

Since seriousness of purpose is impossible to discern, one's imagination can take ludicrous leaps.

From the wise guidance of late Duke professor of French Wallace Fowlie to spending time with Trappist monks, Martin's journey of discovery serves as a guidebook for readers seeking ways to discern purpose in their own lives.

Nevertheless, it may be useful for the purposes of this entry to discern at least two contrasting and prevailing views against which the contribution of phenomenology can be rendered visible.

We used this titer as a threshold for classifying low or high virus titers in mosquito pools for purposes of comparison and to discern whether a virus infection was established and replication occurred in the mosquito vector.

It was not possible to confirm the report, nor to discern the purpose of the raid.

If the disruptions hunters cause are apparent, it is less easy to discern the purpose they serve, as they prowl the woods enacting ancient narratives of stalker and prey.

Myra Christopher, the president of the Center of Practical Bioethics, a group that supports improved patient pain care, said the purpose of the study was to "discern the facts from the folklore".