But the focus of much foreign aid, especially in the past two decades, has been aid for the purpose of advancing economic development.

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Two new limited partnerships were formed in California for the purpose of real estate development, and the limited partnerships each had the same three general partners.

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This is the purpose of education for sustainable development (ESD).

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The International Fund for Cultural Diversity is a multi-donor Fund established in 2009 under Article 18 of the 2005 Convention for a pilot phase of 36-months, , with the purpose to promote sustainable development and poverty reduction in developing and least-developed countries that are Parties to the Convention.

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Jim Murphy MP, Labour's shadow defence secretary, said the development amounted to a "startling admission from government that the defence review was not fit for purpose".

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Human beings as we know them are excited by every development in their offspring, because what purpose is there for the hard labor of parenthood if not to send forth an independent, productive adult who can satisfy his own needs?

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And that's what this operation, the second purpose of which is to provide for the Iraqi security forces in terms of their growth and development.

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