multiple purpose
collocation in Englishmeaningsofmultipleandpurpose
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multiple
adjective
uk/ˈmʌl.tɪ.pəl/us/ˈmʌl.tə.pəl/
very many of the same type, or of ...
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purpose
noun
uk/ˈpɜː.pəs/us/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofmultipleandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofmultiple purpose
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Though most households kept sheep and goats for multiple purposes, the primary purpose for keeping them at both sites was as a means of generating cash.
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When activities are viewed in terms of their multiple purposes, the effective conduct of activities online can only occur when each of these purposes is achieved.
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Thus, this dimension reflects how growers value apples based on their uses: varieties that are suitable for multiple purposes (eating, cooking and cider processing) are most valued.
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With the need to identify multiple patient diff iculties with the least amount of resource depletion, there is a need f or using screening instruments for multiple purposes.
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There are several thousand inclosure awards, the majority of which provide for fuel or recreation, or both, while parochial charities with multiple purposes are prevalent.
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In a typical district 20 out of 179 were found to havemultiplepurpose.
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Where one visit can serve amultiplepurpose, that should be done.
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There are also somemultiplepurposegrounds for soccer and volleyball.
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Therefore, pain appears to serve multiple purposes for humans, with the social functions very substantial.
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In addition, there is cross-linguistic evidence that a single unit can serve multiple purposes, or relate to several categories.
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Glavatievo slowly grew and in a few years village got large agricultural cooperatives building, and within that building two shops, caffe-shop, cinema and theatre hall formultiplepurpose.
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Older sheep keepers and also those with better education were less likely to keep sheep for milk, meat and multiple purposes.
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The challenge is to find means to record effectively and to communicate traditional knowledge for multiple purposes.
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Science, thus fragmented by the division of labor and serving multiple purposes, required a new attitude that went beyond simply the quest for truth.
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It is the longestlasting member of a family of cell-surface markers used for multiple purposes, such as in vivo tracking of various types of cells.
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However, any system may have multiple purposes, and these purposes do not necessarily converge.
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These multiple purposes were evident in funerary verse and music that appeared in several editions.
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Alternatively, it could be argued that z- serves multiple purposes or has several meanings.
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Since scrapers were probably used for multiple purposes, perhaps including fiber production, evidence of surplus maguey food or beverage production in the workshop is not definitive.
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