Example sentences of "[conj] for the [adj] purpose [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ Ad hoc ’ is a Latin phrase meaning ‘ to that ’ ; in other words these bodies were appointed to devote their activities ‘ to that ’ purpose , or for the specific purpose for which they were appointed . |
| 2 | Employers would be prohibited from conducting a medical examination of any employment applicant , except for the single purpose of ascertaining ability to perform job-related functions . |
| 3 | This is to be expected , and it is reasonable for the vendor to request that the receivers of confidential information enter into such agreements , confirming that they will make no use of it other than for the specific purpose of evaluating the proposed buy-out . |
| 4 | They submitted that the commissioner had no jurisdiction to adjudicate on the status of the road verges generally or otherwise than for the limited purpose of deciding what entries should be contained in the register . |
| 5 | This identity of provincial synods with convocations was strengthened because such synods were seldom assembled thereafter except on the king 's initiative and for the principal purpose of consenting to royal taxation . |
| 6 | Yet we can not have a cut because interest rates are now set , not according to the needs of our domestic economy , but for the sole purpose of propping up the pound in its ERM band , thus prolonging the recession . |