The basic purpose of this elaborate display is to attract a mate.
"Brands do go to the basic purpose: what is the point of this organization?" he said.
"It undermines the basic purpose of Medicaid, which is to provide services.
Mr. Miller described the mayor's objections as "red herrings" that diverted attention from the basic purpose of the legislation.
The basic purpose of the monitor mission is to oversee the carrying out of Mr. Annan's plan.
Whatever the trends, though, the basic purpose of food is still the same: to provide nourishment for the body -- and, if we're lucky, the soul.
The basic purpose of the bill, in the words of Mr. Bond, is to "make it easier to vote and much harder to cheat".
He added: "The basic purpose of the regulations is to prevent commissioners failing to think about how the needs of their patients can best be met".
Deep down inside America's national consciousness we assume that the basic purpose of an economy is to provide more opportunities to consume.
For this reason, it is perhaps here that a press that is alert, aware, and free most vitally serves the basic purpose of the first amendment.
On his return to the United States, Ellsberg adopts the view that the problem is with the basic purpose of the war effort, not its efficacy.
