Example sentences of "[adv] for a [adj] purpose " in BNC.
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| 1 | … the obligation [ entails ] two principal elements ; first , the existence of a relationship giving access , directly or indirectly , to information intended to be available only for a corporate purpose and not for the personal benefit of anyone , and second , the inherent , unfairness involved where a party takes advantage of such information knowing it is unavailable to those with whom he is dealing . |
| 2 | A large bridge near Ravning , about six miles from Jelling , was seemingly also built by Harald , perhaps for a military purpose . |
| 3 | There was a tricky thing called the seminally defiled state , and you had to make sure that when your old lady left the house she was doing so for a specific purpose , but on the whole even Marwan was pretty laissez-faire about a girl and a boy talking about subjects of mutual interest . |
| 4 | Perhaps the best way of tricking readers into seeing but not seeing what you put in front of them is by stating your fact in a way that seems clearly to be doing so for a different purpose than that of playing the game . |
| 5 | When each Evangelist recorded the stories about Jesus he did so for a particular purpose . |
| 6 | This is a hybrid case in Banbury erm the opting out legislation was brought in for a specific purpose . |
| 7 | " Collection " covers " a collection got together for a temporary purpose " , but not one " made or exhibited for the purpose of effecting sales or other commercial dealings " . |
| 8 | The exercise had made the public familiar with the coalition and had given the local branches of the three parties experience in working together for a common purpose . |
| 9 | This posits that the company or any group of individuals acting together for a common purpose creates a living organism , or a real person , capable of willing and acting through the people who are its organs just as a natural person wills and acts through their brain , mouth and hands . |
| 10 | Consequently , data which are collected for one particular analysis or processing application are unsuitable where they are required elsewhere for a different purpose . |
| 11 | There is no special law allowing A , B , and C to meet together in the open air or elsewhere for a lawful purpose , but the right of A to go where he pleases so that he does not commit a trespass , and to say what he likes to B so that his talk is not libellous or seditious , the right of B to do the like , and the existence of the same rights of C , D , E , and F and so on ad infinitum , lead to the consequence that A , B , C , D and a thousand or ten thousand other persons , may ( as a general rule ) meet together in any place where otherwise they each have a right to be for a lawful purpose and in a lawful manner . |
| 12 | For example , monies could be restricted because the governing body has put them aside for a specific purpose , such as for renewal of a fleet of cars . |
| 13 | Communication : the ability to write and talk appropriately for a particular purpose and audience , and to understand and interpret information through reading and listening . |
| 14 | The ability to write and talk appropriately for a particular purpose and audience , and to understand and interpret information through reading and listening . |
| 15 | I have suggested that the channels for the light can be made strong through effort , training and discipline ; this is mainly for a particular purpose , such as writing or singing . |
| 16 | It felt strange — no , it felt right that we should all know each other , as it were automatically : we , who had gathered here for a preternatural purpose . |
| 17 | Will any teacher who raises funds in the name of the Society ( even if used immediately for a specific purpose ) please send a brief statement to the Treasurer , as we need to show the extent of our own fundraising in the Annual Report and to the Sports Council . |
| 18 | Erm but they seemed to be there for a specific purpose , but the normal day to day |