explicit purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofexplicitandpurpose

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explicit
adjective
uk
/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/us
/ɪkˈsplɪs.ɪt/
clear ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofexplicitandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofexplicit purpose

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Itsexplicitpurposewas to halt the entry of ' undesirable ' people into those countries.
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Nevertheless, more cases of host-activity induced cercarial emission will probably emerge when future studies are designed with theexplicitpurposeof unravelling such a relationship.
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The blank materiality of the music (free of meaning,explicitpurpose, etc.) is counterposed with the accompanying materials.
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In other situations, they increased the number of visits undertaken with theexplicitpurposeof providing additional psychological support to family carers.
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While little research has been conducted with theexplicitpurposeof examining the generality of behavioral momentum to drug-maintained responding, nevertheless there is evidence supporting its applicability.
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The amendment would make facilitating compliance with a local authority registration scheme anexplicitpurposeof multi-occupation grant.
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The entire andexplicitpurposeof that funding has been to influence policy, and we have to question that.
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That provision was put in with theexplicitpurposeof making the situation quite clear.
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Therefore, at last year's intergovernmental conference, we set out with theexplicitpurposeof solving those problems.
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The program'sexplicitpurposewas to provide special preparation for those wishing to attend college because of the increasing significance of college education.
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In the mid-1880s there were developed torpedo gunboats, the first vessel design for theexplicitpurposeof hunting and destroying torpedo boats.
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Further, some animals are captured for theexplicitpurposeof being released.
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Each limitation must be express and have anexplicitpurpose.
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The album is composed of mostly impromptu recordings, thrown together for thisexplicitpurpose.
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The spokespersons'explicitpurposeis to represent the organisation politically.
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The idea of coffeeshops was introduced in the 1970s for theexplicitpurposeof keeping hard and soft drugs separated.
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The prohibition of devices advertised for theexplicitpurposeof birth control was not overturned for another eighteen years.
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They have anexplicitpurpose.
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Along with providing the general population with education, he also aimed to develop the philosophy of language, which has theexplicitpurposeof informing, educating and enlightening.
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