Sentence examples for unclear purpose from inspiring English sources

(Those who weren't playing took out their phones instead, activating the voice-recording function for an as-yet unclear purpose).

The way the lottery was set up encouraged constructions of unclear purpose and insufficient means of maintenance.

Repeated deployments, hard-to-follow rules of engagement, and missions of unclear purpose just add to that stress.

The rear seat was rigid and upright, and the front passenger had to contend with a big metal box of unclear purpose that intruded into the footwell.

The evening suffered a bit from this unclear purpose: Lou Reed played "Sweet Jane" with Metallica, and they all seemed to be having a real good time together, but at whose expense?

A spokesman for the Investigative Committee, Vladimir I. Markin, cast Greenpeace's operation in the Arctic as something akin to espionage, saying the ship was "filled with electronic equipment of unclear purpose".

Once a symbol of rare idealism in the Arab world, now a site of rocks thrown for unclear purposes, this square has become an altar for the dashed hopes of secularists and Islamists alike.

Table 3 Summary of the main themes from interview data   Benefits Constraints Moodle Cross-cultural sharing Use of online technologies Online discussion is time-consuming Language issues Facebook Self-introduction as a good start Unfamiliarity Lack of focus Group is too big Time constraint Unclear purposes Voluntary participation.

It is unclear what purpose the student's observations serve; his letters back to the clinic are never answered.

It was unclear what purpose the arrest had served except to bring attention to the fact that Pussy Riot were in town.

His presence seems both menacing and foreboding at the same time, unclear in purpose, but haunting to those in whom he does appear.