Purpose
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Only when those loyalties are made clear will people understand the sacrifices they must make in order to realize the Union's true
purpose.
The plain
purpose
of the 2003 invasion was regime change.
The war in Iraq has not only caused NATO to lose focus in Afghanistan; it has also undermined solidarity of
purpose
among allies.
The organization has to redefine its purpose, particularly its relationship with a resurgent Russia.
It has succeeded so well that it has taken on new members and new responsibilities, but has lost focus and clarity of
purpose.
But NATO’s priorities this year include a sweeping review of its own strategic purpose, something the alliance has not questioned since 1999, while the EU continues to struggle towards its goal of forging a European defense policy worthy of the name.
According to the Court, the law’s legitimate
purpose
is to adapt teaching to the difficulties of a specific category of pupils, and psychological tests seem to be objective enough not to be suspected of racial bias.
Historically, such V-shaped recoveries have served the useful
purpose
of absorbing excess slack and providing a cushion to withstand the inevitable shocks that always seem to buffet the global economy.
The
purpose
was to settle a conflict between rebellious barons and their king, a ruler described by a contemporary as “brimful of evil qualities.”
The moneylender is happy to lend for any purpose, including non-productive expenditures like weddings and dowries, whereas a PMFI, if it is to succeed, can finance only income-generating, economically sustainable activities.
Moreover, it looks likely that the outrageous fees charged for every debit transaction – a kind of tax that goes not for any public
purpose
but to fill the banks’ coffers – will be curtailed.
Russia and Ukraine make a good pair for the
purpose
of comparison, as their preconditions were quite similar.
The
purpose
of the ECB’s measures was to re-establish confidence and bring about a recovery of the inter-bank market.
But our chattering classes now find life so pleasant that we forgot to discuss - or omited on
purpose
- the problem of those who were left behind by the train called freedom, democracy and the free market.
By combining the resources and capabilities of national and sub-national governments, the private sector, and civil society, we can create a learning generation: children with the knowledge and skills they need to lead lives of meaning and
purpose.
The
purpose
of such statements is to draw lines within the government and place himself on the side of the anti-immigrant voters who turned out for the AfD last year.
Community leaders, politicians, government ministries, the scientific community, leading nongovernmental organizations, religious groups, international organizations, donor organizations, and foundations are all motivated to come together for a common
purpose.
For the first time, security-related research figures prominently in the EU budget, with €1.4 billion earmarked for this
purpose.
This regularly engulfs him in controversy, but it can serve an educational
purpose.
For example, Harvard University President Drew Gilpin Faust sharply rejected divestment in 2013; the
purpose
of Harvard’s endowment, she argued, is to finance the university’s academic activities.
If that is the future we want, we should stride toward it with full awareness and a sense of purpose, not meander carelessly until we fall into a hole, look up, and wonder how we got there.
A domestic hydrate-production capability would serve a similar purpose, while perhaps promising a new era of global energy security.
In the United States, the bone of contention has been the
purpose
that the funds will serve.
Perhaps the process of debriefing, part of whose
purpose
is to warn participants of emotional reactions that might be expected to develop over weeks and months, actually increases the occurrence of these symptoms.
In its effort to control rising housing prices, China’s government has pursued nine distinct policies, not all of which have served their
purpose.
From Washington to Los Angeles, many Americans worry that NATO is an alliance without a purpose, has become weak, and has miserably failed in Bosnia (even though NATO never was committed to keep the peace among or within the former Yugoslav republics).
Limitations on autonomy and privacy cannot be justified unless they meet the criteria for any restriction of a basic right, namely legitimate purpose, proportionality, necessity, and non-discrimination.
While protecting health is a legitimate government purpose, criminalizing drug use to protect people from harming themselves does not meet the criteria of necessity or proportionality.”
Is the
purpose
to stabilize the bloc in the event of shocks?
If the
purpose
is to provide investment funds, the EU budget, the “Juncker Plan,” and the European Investment Bank already perform this role.
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