purposes
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DiPietro is one of the first Christian service members to receive such an exemption, while other military branches have issued exemptions to adherents of faiths such as Sikhism and Islam, Task & Purposes reported.
From Fox News • Aug. 3, 2021
Purposes include teaching about history and civic institutions of the United States and teaching skills such as analyzing texts and assessing reliability of sources.
From Washington Post • May 15, 2021
Purposes for the grants and loans vary but may include emergency housing repairs, temporary housing or other disaster-related expenses.
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2016
Purposes 3 and four 4 down on the marriage theme: to “prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies,” and, the flip side of that coin, “encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.”
From Slate • Jun. 2, 2016
The Well-Informed Man does not use his Learning for Show Purposes But remember this: the really well-informed man does not use his learning for show purposes.
From The Lure of the Pen A book for Would-Be Authors by Klickmann, Flora
