Sentence examples for purposes like a from inspiring English sources

Then there are vessels designed for specific purposes, like a hefty 20th-century Luo brewing vessel, from Kenya.

What you're served looks to all intents and purposes like a glossy tangerine, complete with brilliant green stalk and leaves.

But for people needing a valuation for an estate — or other purposes, like a divorce or a business lawsuit — skimping on a qualified appraiser carries risks.

They look to all intents and purposes like a genuine computer program but will develop other functions the moment that they get to where they are meant to be.

That law, they said, requires the agency to distinguish between "worship space," for which no federal funds are provided, and other space owned and used by religious entities for secular purposes, like a school or a community center, for which federal funds may be provided.

"When the government allows its property to be used for various purposes, like a ski resort, then they open it up to public expression, and they can't exclude a memorial based on religious grounds," said Mr. Sasser, whose group is representing the Kalispell chapter of the Knights of Columbus in the dispute.

Others worry that it could be used for self-destructive purposes, like an anorexic tracking how little she eats.

Some are even being used for special purposes, like an engagement proposal or a welcome home message for a returning U.S. Marine, for example.

"Regenerative breaking" recovers that energy and stores it in the battery for later use in acceleration or, on commercial vehicles, for other purposes like powering a boom on a utility truck.

Sure, I've done the odd thing under the guise of "work purposes", like buy a new pair of shoes before an important meeting, but I'll give Fredrik Wikingsson credit where credit is due.

While the plants produced are of course a key motivation for any gardening enterprise, growing food can also -- should also -- serve other important social purposes, like cultivating a culture of civic engagement and an ethos of community participation.