Sentence examples for purpose to halt from inspiring English sources

For people do, now, have a united evolutionary common purpose: to halt that natural selection in its tracks.

After five years of the central bank and the government trying separately, and sometimes at cross purposes, to halt deflation, revive the economy and rebuild business and consumer confidence, many economists and analysts in Japan say it has become clear that the situation will not improve unless the two act in concert.

Philosophers began to reflect on questions such as: Is it ever permissible to engage in coercive military action for humanitarian purposes, such as to halt genocide or prevent large-scale violations of human rights?

Proper purpose: Is the primary purpose of the proposed use of force to halt or avert the threat in question?

"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.

Israel said the primary purpose of its military campaign was to halt years of rocket fire from Gaza into southern Israel.

Elgo explains to the party that he wished to use the crystals to achieve immortality, and predicted that the crystals, sensing his purpose, would split the world hoping to halt his plans.

The purpose of treatment of acute episodes is to halt progression of the oedema as quickly as possible.

A purpose of a federal reserve was to allow the government to halt a panic by shoring up faltering banks.

Tognarelli et al. (2009) [ 17] propose SMA flat springs to halt the progress of an oesophageal WCE for the purpose of inspecting the oesophagus lining.

Iran says its nuclear program is for peaceful purposes, but is facing a growing battery of international sanctions intended to force it to halt its enrichment program and negotiate with the West.