Our objective is to shape the environment in the Asia Pacific region in which the peaceful rise of important countries, including China, contributes to the common good, is fundamentally stabilizing and not destabilizing, and in which every party can contribute to the work at hand.

WHITEHOUSE: The White House

The objective is to create a global intelligence and moral environment hostile to terrorism.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Remarks to the Council on Foreign Relations

"In the context of an unprecedented financial and economic environment, our objective is to rapidly reduce our debt in 2009, " Lafarge Chief Executive Bruno Lafont said.

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