purposes

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DiPietro is one of the first Christian service members to receive such an exemption, while other military branches have issued exemptions to adherents of faiths such as Sikhism and Islam, Task & Purposes reported.

From Fox News • Aug. 3, 2021

Purposes include teaching about history and civic institutions of the United States and teaching skills such as analyzing texts and assessing reliability of sources.

From Washington Post • May 15, 2021

Purposes for the grants and loans vary but may include emergency housing repairs, temporary housing or other disaster-related expenses.

From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2016

Purposes 3 and four 4 down on the marriage theme: to “prevent and reduce the incidence of out-of-wedlock pregnancies,” and, the flip side of that coin, “encourage the formation and maintenance of two-parent families.”

From Slate • Jun. 2, 2016

These Laws are, no doubt, in the Hands of the Almighty: and the sovereign Disposer of all Things may, for the wise Purposes of his Providence, stop, alter, or controul them at his Pleasure.

From Modest Remarks upon the Bishop of London's Letter Concerning the Late Earthquakes by Anonymous