Their main purpose in the novel is to show the reader the contrast between the firemen who do as they're told without question and someone like Montag, who formerly took pride in his job, but now realizes how damaging it is to society.

Their purpose was defense from attacks from water and their construction was urged by the Great Northern War of 1700 – 1721.

Their influence in territorial elections was often bolstered by resident Missourians who crossed into Kansas solely for the purpose of voting in such ballots.

Their purpose was to round out and enlarge their power base, which in geographical terms was centered around Vienna.

Their purpose was to locate the enemy and direct and correct the indirect fire of artillery from the artillery fortifications as well as to report on the progress and position of key enemy units.

Their adjustments included placing the " R " key in the place previously allotted to the period key ( this has been claimed to be done with the purpose of enabling salesmen to impress customers by pecking out the brand name " TYPE WRITER " from one keyboard row but this claim is unsubstantiated ).

Their purpose is to be fair to both parties, disallowing the raising of allegations without a basis in provable fact.

Their armies entered the Iberian peninsula on several occasions ( 1086, 1088, 1093 ) and defeated King Alfonso at the Battle of Sagrajas in 1086, but initially their purpose was to unite all the Taifas into a single Almoravid Caliphate.

Their special purpose was " for maneuvering inside buildings in order to detect tripwires and sniper fire ".

Their main purpose is to make its host system open to access through the internet.

Their purpose was to study mind control, interrogation, behavior modification and related topics.

Their purpose was to keep interested parties informed about creationist endeavours and to share ideas for responses, allowing a political response at a local level.

Their purpose is to function as teasers which attract a school of fish closer to the lures that do have hooks.

Their purpose was to execute retribution missions while operating in compact and well-trained teams.

Their concerns contributed to the idea that the purpose of capital punishment was simply to end life rather than to inflict pain.

Their purpose is to invite others to come unto Christ by helping them receive the restored gospel through faith in Jesus Christ and His Atonement, repentance, baptism, receiving the gift of the Holy Ghost, and enduring to the end.

Their work expressed the belief that human existence has no meaning or purpose and therefore all communication breaks down.

Their corporate constitution explained their purpose in founding a new colony:

Their purpose was " to transform one's ability to experience living so that the situations one had been trying to change or had been putting up with, clear up just in the process of life itself.

Their purpose is to provide entertainment to the community while offering opportunities to local students who are interested in the performing arts.

Their purpose was to break Confederate control over Indian Territory and gain the support and possibly recruits from the Native Americans.

Their purpose is simply to transport patients to, from or between places of treatment.

Their original purpose was to give your faraway friends and relatives tidings of yourself and your immediate family.

Their purpose is unclear.

Their purpose on this site is uncertain however, since at square they have been considered by archaeologists to be too small for dwellings ; as a result, it has been concluded that these structures were probably granaries.

Their work was lonely.

Their skin was covered with a thin coating of sweat and dirt which had almost the consistency of a second skin.

Their writings assume more than dramatic or patriotic interest because of their conviction that the struggle in which they were involved was neither selfish nor parochial but, rather, as Washington in his last wartime circular reminded his fellow countrymen, that `` with our fate will the destiny of unborn millions be involved ''.

Their social status was achieved in some cases by birth, as with Washington, Jefferson and Jay ; ;

Their policy ran counter to the traditional idea that a good fighter was usually a libertine, and that in sex affairs `` God-given passion '' was a proof of manliness.

Their answer was: it can be done, and we will do it.

Their only hope of survival was to hold to the road and keep marching.

Their house was a centuries-old Colonial which they had had restored ( guided by an eminent architect ) and updated, and added on to.

Their world, again, was a still simple, traditional age which was only slowly beginning to appreciate the complexity of life.

Their study showed that it was possible to transfer 3 to 4 lb of oxygen / hr. / hp.

Their onrush and retreat, he reported, was accompanied by a great hissing, roaring and rattling.

`` Their house '', writes Albert S. Flint, `` was always a haven of hospitality and good cheer, especially grateful to one like myself far from home ''.

Their territory lay to the north, near the sources of the Alabama, the Tombigbee, the Tennessee, and Cumberland rivers, and was easily accessible to traders among the near-by Cherokees.

Their joint statement was welcomed by the Western delegations who will attend tomorrow the nineteenth plenary session of the fourteen-nation conference on the future of Laos.

Their flight was delayed, Dunn said, when a boarding ramp inflicted some minor damage to the wing of the plane.

Their singing was well-balanced, clear and, within obvious limitations, extremely pleasing.

Their collaboration in the Beethoven Second Symphony was lucid, intelligent and natural sounding.

Their strategy was sound enough and, he reasoned, had been defeated only by Philip Spencer's unwillingness to sanction an idea he had not originated.

Their robust Calvinism was publicized in such confessions as the London Baptist Confession of 1644 and the Second London Confession of 1689.

Their first album, Tales of Mystery and Imagination, including major contributions by all members of Pilot and Ambrosia, was a success, reaching the Top 40 in the US Billboard 200 chart.

Their second was Louisa May, who fictionalized her experience with the family in her novel Little Women in 1868.

Their goal was to regain access to Eden by finding the correct formula for perfect living, following specific rules governing agriculture, diet, and reproduction.

Their most famous battle against Rome took place in Argentoratum ( Strasbourg ), in 357, where they were defeated by Julian, later Emperor of Rome, and their king Chnodomarius was taken prisoner to Rome.