unity of purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofunityandpurpose
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unity
noun[U]
uk/ˈjuː.nə.ti/us/ˈjuː.nə.t̬i/
the state of being joined together or ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofunityandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Where once wasunityofpurpose, there are now 101 or so companies.
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We are not going to have theunityofpurposeto meet the challenges of the future.
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To that must also be added the integrity andunityofpurposeof the mass of the people.
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And we should see it as another move towards theunityofpurposewe are all seeking.
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Why should theunityofpurposeand co-operation which should lie between us have broken down?
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This mythic community is assumed to have aunityofpurposeand a common set of beliefs.
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This signifies coordination,unityofpurpose, and also the more planned and deliberate mode of action that coordination requires.
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There are perhaps unresolved problems here in reconciling the order'sunityofpurposewith the historian's stress on diversity, localism and change over time.
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A society can only remain healthy if diversity does not threatenunityofpurpose.
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Rather, cooperation had to flow from the realization that in the complex, bureaucratic organizations of an industrial society, interdependence was inevitable andunityofpurposewas essential for progress.
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We must get back to our wartimeunityofpurpose.
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To anyone who has known this industry for many years thisunityofpurposeand action is significant and gratifying.
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It must clearly reflect aunityofpurposearound which a party will rally.
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I want to bring the rank and file employees into a local, commonunityofpurposewhich is really enthusiastic for the development of electricity.
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I do not believe there has been greater contact orunityofpurposethan there is now.
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But our methods of approach are of minor and trivial importance compared with the fundamentalunityofpurposewhich binds our two countries.
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If there is a feeling of fairness andunityofpurposewith the company, everybody wants to work.
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I believe that there is greater merit in havingunityofpurposeand some synergy between the various strands of grant allocation.
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There has to be some heart in the peninsula, some creation ofunityofpurpose, and some basis for democratic government established.
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However much we may desire unity in this nation, these facts indicate that one cannot haveunityofpurposewhere people feel neglected and overlooked.
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