declared purpose

collocation in English

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declared
adjective
uk
/dɪˈkleəd/
us
/dɪˈklerd/
A declared fact is one that someone has publicly said ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/
us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofdeclaredandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofdeclared purpose

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But hisdeclaredpurposeis to write the history of individual responses to these polarities, not that of the polarities themselves.
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It is of interest that it was copper that was added for thedeclaredpurposeof providing radio-opacity to this device.
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Itsdeclaredpurposewas to tax huge profits made through war-time profiteering, as well as to combat inflation.
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It will be ineffective for itsdeclaredpurpose.
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Thedeclaredpurposeof the cut is to reduce production.
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Itsdeclaredpurposewas to help flying clubs to re-establish themselves after the war.
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Itsdeclaredpurposewas to strengthen the military, diplomatic, and economic bonds which unite them.
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Theirdeclaredpurposeis not to increase revenue.
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Secondly, will it achieve thedeclaredpurposeof those who are promoting it?
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We are moving towards thedeclaredpurposeof an earnings-related contribution.
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Indeed, the instruction was thedeclaredpurposeof the architecture, the paintings and the sculpture.
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To publish at this stage the precise modifications which we propose for ourdeclaredpurposewe feel would be altogether premature.
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Unless that is thedeclaredpurpose, unless we seriously intend to abolish all war, it would be much better not to start disarmament talks at all.
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What is thatdeclaredpurpose?
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We believe that the proposed amendment is so negative in its approach and so hedged about with qualifications that itsdeclaredpurposecould not be achieved.
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Itsdeclaredpurposewas to stimulate informal comment and discussion, leading in due course to the production of concrete proposals which would then be subject to formal consultation.
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Until we achieve that, we are not really fulfilling ourdeclaredpurposeof fitting men to stand on their own feet when they come out of prison.
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In the main, it does not go to children from families with a manual background, which was thedeclaredpurposeof the scheme when it was first established.
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That is theirdeclaredpurpose.
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It was established in 1921 with thedeclaredpurposeof physical and health training.
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