Israel says the purpose is to keep weapons out of Gaza and to prevent rocket fire into the Jewish state.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

He leads a big church in California and has sold millions of copies of books about "The Purpose Driven Life."

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The purpose of the trip is to buy the hand-made products of local women and place new orders.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Its purpose is to provide for the educational, health and social needs of the women and their communities.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

Lincoln himself said his purpose was to provide "an open field and a fair chance in life."

VOA: special.2009.02.09

They believed the South wanted to win Mexican territory for the purpose of spreading and strengthening slavery.

VOA: special.2009.02.26

Maps for the purpose exist. But they are in paper form and often not widely available.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

In addition to the study and care of rare wildlife, the institute has another purpose.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

The purpose is to help LGBT -- lesbian,gay,bisexual and transgender -- young people.

VOA: special.2010.10.23

They sometimes shout and move with no purpose or goal.

VOA: special.2009.09.15

Every line has a purpose, and so is beautiful.

VOA: special.2009.05.10

Arthur had great energy and sense of purpose.

VOA: special.2010.02.07

is the concept of man as a heroic being, with his own happiness as the moral purpose of his life, with productive achievement as his noblest activity, and reason as his only absolute."

VOA: special.2010.06.06

"The purpose of the awards was to give those high school students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement in things of the spirit and of the mind at least a fraction of the honors and rewards accorded to their athletic classmates for demonstrating their bodily skills."

VOA: special.2011.05.27