answer the purpose
Example Sentences
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A dictatorship must answer the purpose for which it was introduced.
From Time Magazine Archive
But that system, you would find, I think," said Ralph, "would not answer the purpose.
From The Frontiersmen by Aimard, Gustave
After a hunt through all the traps the boys managed to secure enough coverings to answer the purpose after a clumsy fashion.
From The Hickory Ridge Boy Scouts: Under Canvas or, The Hunt for the Cartaret Ghost by Douglas, Alan
The thread ought to be of white silk, though any undyed thread, which is firm, round, and capable of standing a pull, will answer the purpose.
From A Treatise on Sheep: The Best Means for their Improvement, General Management, and the Treatment of their Diseases. by Blacklock, Ambrose
There was no town that would answer the purpose, and the place that suited best was Valley Forge on the Schuylkill River, twenty-one miles above Philadelphia.
From Mildred's New Daughter by Finley, Martha
