No one seemed to know for sure what had happened, nor was there any purpose or responsibility in the muttering feet and urgent voices behind the driver, beyond finding out.

His purpose, however, was not to establish an empire, but to assert the principle of divine justice.

Anyone who tried to remedy some of the most glaring defects in our form of democracy was denounced as a traitorous red whose real purpose was the destruction of our government.

But by the time the papers were finally disposed of, the group had informed the world of its purpose, its recommendations, and its belief that Paul Bang-Jensen was not of sound mind.

Against Seebohm formidable foes have taken the field, notably F. W. Maitland, whose Domesday Book And Beyond was written expressly for this purpose, and Sir Paul Vinogradoff whose The Growth Of The Manor had a similar aim.

It was doing very well, too, having reached the center, and was pursuing its way with commendable singleness of purpose when Mr. Podger saw hazard approaching in the shape of a flashy little sports car.

Sing Sing's prisoner strike was motivated by a reasonable purpose, a fair break from parole boards.

But if his purpose was to inspire terror, his action could hardly have miscarried more obviously.

One moment, the road was filled with disciplined troops, marching four by four with a purpose as implacable as death ; ;

No, Kayabashi was bringing his associates here for a specific purpose and Rector would not be able to fathom it until they arrived.

Claire was bitterly disappointed but determined not to let the rebuff daunt her purpose.

Its purpose was to find ways of offsetting the United States' declining balance of trade for 1958 and 1959.

The State Ballet of Rhode Island, the first incorporated group, was formed for the purpose of extending knowledge of the art of ballet in the Community, to promote interest in ballet performances, to contribute to the cultural life of the State, and to provide opportunity for gifted dance students who, for one reason or another, are unable to pursue a career and to develop others for the professional state ; ;

The purpose of this provision was thus explained in the Court's opinion: ``

It was determined that the hours of sunrise and sunset, respectively, should be used for this purpose.

At this date, it seems probable that the name of Serge Prokofieff will appear in the archives of History, as an effective Traditionalist, who was fully aware of the lure and danger of experimentation, and used it as it served his purpose ; ;

-- Although there was some variation in results which must be attributed either to trace impurities or to variation in wall effects, the photochemical exchange in the gas phase was sufficiently reproducible so that it seemed meaningful to compare the reaction rates in different series of reaction tubes for the purpose of obtaining information on the effect of chlorine concentration and of carbon tetrachloride concentration on the reaction rate.

It was stated earlier that one purpose of this study was to extend the analysis of variability of Onset and Completion in each of the 21 growth centers somewhat beyond that provided by the data in Tables 1 and 2.

The purpose set forth at the beginning of this book was first to introduce the reader to a general background knowledge of the various types and capabilities of the forecasting methods already in use, so that he might then be in a position to evaluate for himself the validity of the rather astonishing empirical correlation that is to follow, and to appraise the forecast that its interpretation suggests for the future of farm prices over the years immediately ahead.

One purpose of the change was to attain sympathetic enforcement of rights insured by the Civil War amendments against state interference.

The Justice's elaborate examination of the legislative history of the provision in question suggests that Congress' purpose was merely to make unions suable.

The original purpose of midrash was to resolve problems in the interpretation of difficult passages of the text of the Hebrew Bible, using Rabbinic principles of hermeneutics & philology to align them with the religious & ethical values of religious teachers.

' The soul of delivery is in the manful assertion of the orator's personality, in the revelation of the high purpose by which he is actuated, in the profound conviction of the truth of his course, in the firm resolve to establish it, in the dauntless spirit that faces all obstacles, and, conquering them, sweeps onward to the desired goal.

The principal purpose of problem management is to find and resolve the root cause of a problem and thus prevent further incidents ; the purpose of incident management is to return the service to normal level as soon as possible, with smallest possible business impact.

The United States envisioned the new United Nations as a Wilsonian tool to resolve future troubles, but it failed in that purpose.

The purpose of the Commission was to resolve unpaid Nazi-era insurance claims for survivors of the Holocaust.

In Virginia Woolf's novel Mrs Dalloway ( 1925 ), Clarissa and Richard's daughter Elizabeth, in a rare moment of solitude while amid the crowds on The Strand, comes to a significant realization about her purpose in life and begins to resolve the tension within herself regarding her mother and Miss Kilman.

One purpose is to train young people who may in future be required to debate and resolve matters.

The primary concerns of the new Government were: to resolve the conflict with Colombia ( peace was negotiated in May 1934 ); and to assuage internal political agitation ( Tauro, vol 1, p. 266 ; Orrego, p. 894 ) for which purpose, Benavides outlawed the Alianza Popular Revolucionaria Americana ( APRA ), arguing that it was an international party, prohibited by the Peruvian Constitution, and repressed the Communist Party for the same reason.

Although its official purpose is to resolve name problems and new name proposals for the federal government, the Board also plays a similar role for the general public.

The purpose of the Commission is to help prevent and resolve disputes about the use and quality of boundary waters and to advise Canada and the United States on questions about water resources.

The Parliamentarian's role is a fairly passive one ; their main purpose in the chamber is to serve as a reference on parliamentary procedure in case there is confusion or a dispute that the Presiding Officer cannot resolve.

Their purpose was to fight the Justice League and Justice Society to strengthen their resolve through defeat, which they succeeded in doing.

On 4 – 5 January 1967, in line with Ojukwu's demand to meet for talks only on neutral soil, a summit attended by Gowon, Ojukwu and other members of the Supreme Military Council was held at Aburi in Ghana, the stated purpose of which was to resolve all outstanding conflicts and establish Nigeria as a confederation of regions.

These poems revealed a new world to young Mistral, and spurred him on to the resolve that became the one purpose of his life " de remettre en lumière et conscience de sa gloire cette noble race que Mirabeau nomme encore la nation provençale ".

Historian Fred Anderson wrote that the purpose of the Act was “ to resolve the problems of finance and control that plagued the postwar empire .” To do this “ three kinds of measures ” were implemented -- “ those intended to make customs enforcement more effective, those that placed new duties on items widely consumed in America, and those that adjusted old rates in such a way as to maximize revenues .”

The UDRP is used to resolve disputes between trade mark owners and those who have registered a domain name in bad faith for the purpose of reselling it for a profit, or taking advantage of the reputation of a trademark.

The primary purpose of scholasticism is to find the answer to a question or to resolve a contradiction.

The Council of Trent defined that real contrition includes " a firm purpose of not sinning in the future "; consequently he who repents must resolve to avoid all sin.

The PAPI system is co-opted for use by the final approach runway occupancy signal ( FAROS ) system being introduced at several major airports in the United States for the purpose of allowing pilots to resolve a runway incursion without requiring a priori notice of an occupied runway from the control tower.

The General participates in every debate regarding the worth of the cause on which the army has embarked, and frequently foments such debates on purpose to resolve all conflict of interest or opinion.

The Mughal Emperor Babur captured the city from Medini Rai and witnessed the macabre Rajput rite of jauhar, in which, faced with certain defeat and in an attempt to escape dishonor in the hands of the enemy, women with children in their arms jumped in a fire pit to commit suicide, which was made for this specific purpose, against the background of vedic hymns recited by the priests. Jauhar was performed during the night and in the morning the men would rub the ashes of their dead women folk on their forehead, don a saffron garment known as kesariya, chew tulsi leaves ( in india tulsi leaves are placed in the mouth of a dead body ), symbolizing their awareness about impending death and resolve to fight and die with honour. This method of fighting & dying for the cause of retaining honour was called " SAKA ".

They must be constantly encouraged and made eager to gain all the summits of human accomplishment, so that from their earliest years they will be taught to have high aims, to conduct themselves well, to be chaste, pure, and undefiled, and will learn to be of powerful resolve and firm of purpose in all things.