He said it was an administration of enemies of the Union who used the president's name and power for their own purposes.

VOA: special.2009.04.16

The treaty also guarantees that Antarctica will continue to be used for peaceful purposes and will not become the object of international dispute.

VOA: special.2009.06.03

But beyond what is necessary for these purposes, there will be no invasion, no using of force against or among the people anywhere."

VOA: special.2009.07.30

Mister Opiang also placed a computer chip into the skin of the animals for identification purposes.

VOA: special.2009.07.07

Alexander Konovalov head of the Moscow-based Institute for Strategic Assessments says Wednesday's attack served two purposes.

VOA: standard.2010.07.21

Iran says its uranium-enrichment program is designed only for electricity generating purposes, and has allowed U.N.inspectors to visit a previously secret processing facility near the city of Qom.

VOA: standard.2009.10.28

Clinton called the trafficking of persons for forced labor,sexual exploitation and other illicit purposes "modern-day" slavery that spans the globe and affects every country including the United States.

VOA: standard.2009.06.16

Speaking as he headed into a meeting with U.S.envoy George Mitchell, the Israeli leader brought up the subject of Iran's nuclear activities which Israel believes are for military purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.10.30

Among its goals,the resolution aims to strengthen the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty (NPT), to keep nuclear materials out the hands of terrorists, and to ensure the development of nuclear energy for peaceful purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24

Democrat Ike Skelton, who chairs the House Armed Services Committee, said fact that Iran concealed the existence of the enrichment site is not consistent with its claims that the facility will be used only for peaceful purposes.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's assertion in a Friday news conference in New York that the new facility was not in violation of International Atomic Energy Agency guidelines and would be for energy purposes seemed to only increase the degree of anger on Capitol Hill.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25