constructive purpose

collocation in English

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constructive
adjective
uk
/kənˈstrʌk.tɪv/us
/kənˈstrʌk.t̬ɪv/
If advice, criticism, or actions are constructive, they are useful and intended to help or ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofconstructiveandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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On the contrary, men's sufferings would always be seen either to be justly deserved punishments or else to serve aconstructivepurposeof moral training.
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It shows how difficult it is, with ability and withconstructivepurpose, to cover all the ground in matters of this sort.
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I do not believe it is too much to expect that in future we shall be able to use our influence with equallyconstructivepurpose.
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I shall look for a sense of realism andconstructivepurpose.
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I was merely suggesting that if we do not have planning for aconstructivepurposewe may have planning for another purpose.
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So the method of recognising the worth of young people and channelling it into aconstructivepurposecan work.
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I do not believe that this would serve anyconstructivepurpose.
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If the debate is to serve aconstructivepurpose, we must try to see how the new towns can be improved.
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We do so without any veryconstructivepurpose.
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I have raised it for theconstructivepurposeof getting this sort of thing stopped.
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There is noconstructivepurposein seeking to prevent people who can make a contribution on such issues from serving on the relevant city council.
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That would have been a destructive action for aconstructivepurpose.
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We shall serve noconstructivepurposeif we argue about money going from the towns to the country and vice versa.
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There is noconstructivepurposein my being so.
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I have concluded that in this instance such an inquiry would not serve a clear andconstructivepurpose.
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If that he so, is it not reasonable to inquire whatconstructivepurposewill the amendment serve?
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If only that point emerges from the debate, it will have served aconstructivepurpose.
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We are far better engaged in thisconstructivepurpose, in voting this £2,000,000, than we are sometimes engaged in voting £100,000,000 for purely destructive purposes.
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It is not a veryconstructivepurpose, but it is a valuable one.
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I clearly recognise that any investment of public funds must have practical possibilities and serve aconstructivepurpose.
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