Sentence examples for take purely from inspiring English sources

Read literally, this provision could prevent the Administration from encouraging industry to take purely voluntary steps to reduce carbon dioxide before the treaty becomes binding.

Do you want it to be more me?" She tried the next take purely as herself: "I'm Rick James!" she said, exuberant.

"Photos [and video] taken purely for personal use are exempt from the Act".

But taken purely at face value, these pieces make one lament the fact that Bourgeois never moonlighted as a textile designer.

But the statute operates unconstitutionally even if applied to someone who takes purely public photographs of another for personal reasons with the requisite intent.

Professor Cliff insisted the board's decision was taken purely on academic grounds, but both Professor Echenique and students believe it was more to do with money.

A privileged daughter of the viceroy of India, she demonstrated a candid, empathetic touch in photographs of the East End, Camden and Clerkenwell that were taken purely for personal interest.

The trust's director of human resources, Alan Davis, is adamant that no action is taken purely on the basis of an adverse Bradford score and that it is merely a management information tool.

On graduating, in 1952 he joined Punch magazine, a decision he later claimed to have taken "purely accidentally"; he was the youngest member of staff by almost a couple of decades.

The decision on the timing of this process was taken purely on the basis of business requirements and his resignation had nothing to do with this" A No 10 said Coulson complied with the code of conduct when he was in government.

But these contests should be taken purely on face value.