Businesses with a clear purpose perform better and are more likely to succeed.

FORBES: 5 Characteristics of a Successful Cause Marketing Campaign

This Naples Ministerial Council will be key in setting the priorities of the agency in this decade, and Britain has now indicated it wants to play a leading role - but with a very clear purpose: to spur economic growth at home.

BBC: Space ticks the boxes for UK plc

They represent a chance to take stock of our lives and look forward to the coming year with clear eyes and renewed purpose.

WHITEHOUSE: President Obama's Rosh Hashanah Greeting

To be sure, such transnationalists profess to find support for their desire to morph our statutes and rulings, so as to conform them to the international "norms" and judicial rulings with which they are at odds, by citing the very founders whose handiwork and clear purpose they treat with such contempt.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Center For Security Policy

We shape our own destiny with conviction, compassion, and clear and common purpose.

WHITEHOUSE: Weekly Address: Giving Thanks for Those Who Serve

With this historic declaration, Eta demonstrates its clear, firm and definitive purpose.

BBC: Full text: Basque ceasefire declaration

But as with all technologies, no matter how sophisticated, companies need to develop a clear sense of purpose first and do some pruning of their data landscapes before unleashing the robots.

FORBES: Recommind's Advice for Making Machine Learning Work For Business

The "Powell doctrine, " which supports selective military intervention if there is a clear purpose, an attainable goal and a clear exit strategy, falls in line with President-elect George W. Bush's philosophy.

FORBES: People

We found five interrelated criteria that form a new blueprint for how corporations can maximize their investments in CSR: business-based social purpose, clear theory of change, quality and depth of information, concentrated effort, and partnering with experts.

FORBES: The Five Elements of the Best CSR Programs