Example sentences of "for purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | He may have remembered St Mary 's Tyne Dock , where he freely sanctioned certain things that were illegal because the parish church council wanted them for purposes of devotion . |
| 2 | For one thing , as Jardine points out , while on the one hand the shift of wealth to the mercantile classes was leading to the break-up of the dress code , and enabling the socially mobile to appropriate , for purposes of inclusion , what were supposed to be signs of their exclusion , it was also the case that those who had ‘ arrived ’ socially often wanted to enforce the code against those who had not . |
| 3 | The abandonment of the gold standard and the devaluation of sterling removed the theoretical justification which the Treatise supplied for public works in a period when bank rate was too high for purposes of domestic equilibrium . |
| 4 | In the first case aid has frequently freed government revenue for purposes very different to those the donors would support ( a new presidential palace , a larger army , a new capital city ) ; in the second case corruption has affected the allocation of contracts in ways which damage project execution . |
| 5 | It is smaller than Sardinia ( just 22 acres , or roughly 13 football pitches , against Sardinia 's 16,000 square miles , or six million pitches ) which for purposes of containment ought to be counted pure gain . |
| 6 | Others were treated as aliens , although in practice it was easier for CUKCs to emigrate to Britain than other foreigners for purposes of family reunion . |
| 7 | While the direct use of fuels for purposes other than electricity generation has gone down , the output of electricity has gone up . |
| 8 | For purposes of litigation , it is true , an infant can and must be represented by an adult , who will be called ‘ the next friend ’ of an infant plaintiff , the ‘ guardian ad litem ’ of an infant defendant ; but such a next friend or guardian represents the infant only for the purposes of the particular lawsuit , and is not necessarily , though he is commonly , the infant 's parent or general guardian . |
| 9 | It may prevent extraordinary powers , like that of compulsorily acquiring land , from being abused for unauthorized purposes ; it may prevent a corporation , constituted for purposes of public utility , from endangering those purposes by engaging in other activities ; it may protect the creditors of a company from the dissipation of the company 's capital , to which alone , in the case of a limited company , they can look for payment , and the members from seeing their contributions applied to purposes for which they did not bargain . |
| 10 | Rights similar to easements may , however , exist in favour of the public , e.g. a public high-way ; or in favour of a limited class — e.g. the fishermen of a village may by custom have the right to dry their nets on a piece of land , the inhabitants of a village may have a right to use the village green for purposes of recreation . |
| 11 | It is clear to all that precious blood has been shed foolishly or even criminally for purposes of prestige alone . |
| 12 | The camp guards had allowed the baby six months ' life and then , when Elisabeth was selected for the officers ' brothel and her breasts required for purposes other than those of nourishing a Jewish infant , a non-commissioned officer , having polished his boots , drawn up the mess accounts , written an affectionate note to his wife and son and relieved his bladder , took Elisabeth Danziger 's baby from her arms and dashed out its brains against the stone wall outside his office . |
| 13 | The British Minister for Corporate Affairs , John Redwood , is worried that these powers will be misused for purposes other than competition , such as regional policy or national champions . |
| 14 | These include lignin , which helps to give some of the strength to wood , and compounds such as alkaloids , which plants produce for purposes that are largely unknown , but which include the ability to repel insect pests . |
| 15 | 17.59 ( i ) Pupils working towards level 10 should learn about the uses ( and misuses ) of inverted commas for purposes other than direct speech , eg enclosing slang or technical terms , or conveying an idea of falseness . |
| 16 | Nor does the need for more fertilisers for purposes of modern agricultural methods pose any problem , as there are ample supplies of phosphates and potash . |
| 17 | Resochin was not pursued at that time , but both compounds were duly registered for purposes of patenting . |
| 18 | Women may insert articles into their vaginas for purposes of masturbation , and men will insert articles into their urethras with the same intention . |
| 19 | It seems to me manifest that in a world in which sexual activity is more and more openly presented in all media , in which sex is exploited for purposes of advertisement and entertainment at every level , and in which people 's sexual proclivities are discussed in the plainest terms , children at school need to be given clear information from an early age , and a chance to have their questions answered at various stages of their school career . |
| 20 | You can borrow money on excellent terms for purposes like buying a practice , or a share in a practice , acquiring equipment and furnishings , and extending your business . |
| 21 | You can borrow money on excellent terms for purposes like buying a practice , or a share in a practice , acquiring equipment and furnishings , and extending your business . |
| 22 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the commerce in the skins of other animals for purposes of human vanity . |
| 23 | The philosophy of animal rights calls for an end to the capture and training of wild animals , for purposes of entertainment . |
| 24 | Statistical information , principally loan counts , is analysed by category of borrowers and by department ( to show the characteristics of active readership ) and by subject ( for purposes of fund allocation ) . |
| 25 | Examples given are : a league table of the use of each title in the main library and the short loans collection , to determine titles that should be duplicated or marked for reference use ; a record of items never used , for relegation purposes ; records of the use of books by subject , including interdisciplinary use , for purposes of fund allocation ; and analysis of the use of books by date of publication , to determine obsolescence parameters . |
| 26 | For purposes of description , the process of immunity can be classified into four main types ( Fig. 6.2 ) . |
| 27 | This chapter is not itself concerned with the mechanics or politics of the matter , the example chosen is merely a convenient one for purposes of illustrating a very common GIS procedure . |
| 28 | The ‘ aim should be to use them for purposes compatible with the Green Belt as set out in Circular 14/84 which can include institutional uses ’ . |
| 29 | There are minor categories , and sub-categories within the foregoing groups , but for purposes of local history research the types listed will be adequate in most instances . |
| 30 | to advise the Secretary of State on , and if so requested by him , assist him to carry out , programmes of research and development for purposes connected with the curriculum for schools |