Sentence examples for purposes of securing from inspiring English sources

Having described human interest as happiness and preservation in the System of Nature and Common Sense in 1770 and 1772, Holbach went on to develop a notion of the just state or, to use his own term, "ethocracy," founded for the purposes of securing the general welfare.

As with most ancient civilizations, Rome's military served the triple purposes of securing its borders, exploiting peripheral areas through measures such as imposing tribute on conquered peoples, and maintaining internal order.

Based upon and expanding Swales' (1990) rhetorical analysis, this study has presented a genre investigation of three research proposals submitted to a Singapore-based university for the purposes of securing admission to graduate research programs in applied linguistics.

But it is not clear how someone gets "appointed" as a trustee for purposes of securing moral status.

Next week President Obama will host more than 40 leaders at a nuclear security summit for the purpose of securing all vulnerable nuclear materials as swiftly as possible to prevent them from falling into the hands of terrorists.

Other attacks were preempted by the 600-strong security force Hamas had established for the sole purpose of securing Israel's border.

The G20 spying appears to have been organised for the more mundane purpose of securing an advantage in meetings.

The statue prohibits paying money or anything of value for the purpose of "securing any improper advantage".

A separate article referred to the Watergate controversy itself — to the unlawful entry into the headquarters of the Democratic National Committee "for the purpose of securing political intelligence".

He continued: "The Constitution was made as it is, for the very purpose of securing to every citizen, common and equal rights all over the nation".

The Church of England, which was founded by Henry VIII for the specific purpose of securing a divorce from his first wife in order to marry his second, is opposed to the idea of a Queen Camilla.