shared purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofsharedandpurpose

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shared
adjective
uk
/ʃeəd/us
/ʃerd/
owned, divided, felt, or experienced by more than ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofsharedandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofshared purpose

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Each of these bases of value -sharedpurpose, capacity to produce benefit related to purpose, fit within the institutional context, and conduct - is in turn closely linked to the others.
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I said and say nothing on what it is for a collectivity to form and have asharedpurposeor to form and have certain judgments and intentions.
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There is a genuine sense ofsharedpurpose.
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One cannot achieve asharedpurposeexcept by being openly prepared to share a common purpose.
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There was much common ground and a strong sense ofsharedpurpose.
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Co-operation springs from a sense ofsharedpurpose, from the genuine desire of the participants of an undertaking to work together towards a common goal: the success of that enterprise.
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It must grow from a sense ofsharedpurposeand trust on the island, something that can be aided from outside but must begin and end on the island.
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A worknet is a form of organization where stakeholders, individuals or institutions or both, can come together around asharedpurpose.
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In todays highly interconnected world, a renewed vision of progress and development based onsharedpurposeand commitment is key.
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The other two stages include simple social play (playing and sharing together), and finally cooperative play (different complementary roles;sharedpurpose).
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Connected learning environments include a sense ofsharedpurpose, a focus on production, and openly networked infrastructures.
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The networks of farm families tied together by labour exchanges of this kind helped define communities and give them a sense ofsharedpurpose.
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It brings together a wide variety of environmental organizations for asharedpurpose.
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A virtual team is a group of people who work interdependently and withsharedpurposeacross space, time, and organisational boundaries using technology to communicate and collaborate.
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When interventions are necessary, however, such as when teams lack a strongsharedpurpose, the functional approach asserts that this kind of external influence may be particularly important.
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These structuresincluding asharedpurposeor vision, resource management aids, reward systems, and shared operating platformsoften emerge from three key organizational processes: strategizing, organizing, and mobilizing.
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Whereas a network centres around the relationships between partners, a worknet centres around each partner's relationship with thesharedpurpose.
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