common purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofcommonandpurpose
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common
adjective
uk/ˈkɒm.ən/us/ˈkɑː.mən/
the same in a lot of places or for a lot ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofcommonandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Yet focus groups do produce an interaction in which par ticipants respond collectively and collaboratively, are aware of acommonpurpose, and reflexively act in terms of that purpose.
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They share many of the same messenger molecules, have close developmental histories - both in phylogeny and in ontogeny - and finally intersect biochemically to achieve acommonpurpose.
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Even in the regular army itself, the fervour, sense ofcommonpurpose, and ready acceptance of discipline so essential for victory in any war had frittered away.
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Although regime participants agree on first-order priorities, on the central direction of political change, regimes are also fragmented coalitions only loosely united by acommonpurpose.
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But what does acting for acommonpurposemean?
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In these districts, candidates who had spent years reviling each other made a great show of friendship andcommonpurpose.
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He sees this relationship as complementary, with therapists and educators working towards thecommonpurposeof facilitating the development of the whole child.
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People did not describe harmonious groups dedicated to acommonpurpose, but were highly ambivalent about participating in community groups.
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Ossenbruggen (1994: 1) defines a system as an organised, integrated unit that serves acommonpurpose.
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A meeting involves different people coming together at a particular time or place with acommonpurposein mind' '.
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Commonpurposewas therefore limited to a few individuals, with other agencies 'joining in' with a sense of having to be seen to do so.
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Meanwhile, establishing a political front involves concurrence on a loosely defined, yetcommonpurpose, but not on the methods to carry it out.
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The "commonpurpose" of both contenders, therefore, is not simply to follow the rules but to test each other's claims.
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Families or political campaigning groups may have acommonpurpose, but their lack of state recognition means that they are not collective legal persons.
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Workers have acommonpurposeand view themselves as responsible for the production process, decisions are taken together, and there is no manager.
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Organizations are groups of agents united by somecommonpurposeto achieve a set of objectives.
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