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Purposes meaning
plural of purpose
Using Purposes
- The main meaning on this page is: plural of purpose
- In the example corpus, purposes often appears in combinations such as: purposes of, for purposes, purposes and.
Context around Purposes
- Average sentence length in these examples: 27.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 17 middle, 1 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Purposes
- In this selection, "purposes" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 27.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, commercial, peaceful, military, general, imperial and except stand out and add context to how "purposes" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include standard for purposes of the, and economic purposes new roads, commercial purposes and practical purposes. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "purposes" sits close to words such as protesters, chosen and lawmakers, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with purposes
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Congress could, however, regulate interstate travel for purposes of prostitution or "immoral purposes". (13 words)
Some may be for educational purposes or even charity events with different purposes. (13 words)
Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice. (16 words)
United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174, does not limit the right to keep and bear arms to militia purposes, but rather limits the type of weapon to which the right applies to those used by the militia, i.e., those in common use for lawful purposes. (48 words)
So far, ECB proceeds could not be utilised for working capital purposes, general corporate purposes, and repayment of rupee loans except when the ECB is availed of from the foreign equity holder for a minimum average maturity period of five years. (41 words)
Principles and purposes The UUA does not have a central creed in which members are required to believe, but they have found it useful to articulate their common values in what has become known as the Principles and Purposes. (39 words)
Example sentences (20)
Uranium enrichment can be used for both peaceful purposes, such as generating electricity, and military purposes, like producing nuclear weapons.
Fake videos can be used for malicious purposes, including facilitating the spread of misinformation and disinformation for political or commercial purposes and sowing discord.
So far, ECB proceeds could not be utilised for working capital purposes, general corporate purposes, and repayment of rupee loans except when the ECB is availed of from the foreign equity holder for a minimum average maturity period of five years.
Information is provided 'as is' and solely for informational purposes, not for trading purposes or advice.
Most concerning are the lack of controls over using drones for surveillance purposes, with wide discretion given to the CAA’s Director to authorise drone usage for such purposes.
Although the United Kingdom uses the metric system for most administrative and trade purposes, Imperial units are widely used by the public and are permitted or obligatory for some purposes, such as road signs.
A rein may be attached to a halter to lead or guide the horse in a circle for training purposes or to lead a packhorse, but a simple lead rope is more often used for these purposes.
By the mid-15th century, Chancery Standard was used for most official purposes except by the Church, which still used Latin, and for some legal purposes, for which Law French and some Latin were used.
Congress could, however, regulate interstate travel for purposes of prostitution or "immoral purposes".
For example, Matrioshka brains extract energy for purposes of computation; Shkadov thrusters extract energy for purposes of propulsion.
In this case two sets of strings can be stored, one for display purposes, and another for collation purposes.
Lease Historically, leases served many purposes, and the regulation varied according to intended purposes and the economic conditions of the time.
Les lois de l'imitation Gabriel Tarde (1890) Purposes of invention An invention can serve many purposes.
Many ancient organic cities experienced redevelopment for military and economic purposes, new roads carved through the cities, and new parcels of land were cordoned off serving various planned purposes giving cities distinctive geometric designs.
Principles and purposes The UUA does not have a central creed in which members are required to believe, but they have found it useful to articulate their common values in what has become known as the Principles and Purposes.
Some may be for educational purposes or even charity events with different purposes.
The New York Court of Appeals has used the term in describing cooperative apartment corporations, mostly because this form of housing is considered real property for some purposes and personal property for other purposes.
This standard is comparable to the detention standard for purposes of the fourth amendment—not the functional arrest standard for purposes of the fifth amendment.
United States v. Miller, 307 U. S. 174, does not limit the right to keep and bear arms to militia purposes, but rather limits the type of weapon to which the right applies to those used by the militia, i.e., those in common use for lawful purposes.
Unmanned remotes Remote-controlled (RC) airships, a type of unmanned aerial system (UAS), are sometimes used for commercial purposes such as advertising and aerial video and photography as well as recreational purposes.
Phrases with purposes
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Common combinations with purposes
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: