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

He could not be sure of their support if he declared that the purpose of the war was to free the slaves.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

The purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska bill reportedly was to settle differences among opposing railroad interests in the area.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

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

VOA: special.2009.05.04

The purpose was to see if the country's nineteen largest banks could survive losses in the event that the recession got even worse.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

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

VOA: special.2009.02.26

Anti-slavery activist William Lloyd Garrison started a paper in eighteen thirty-one with the purpose of ending slavery.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Spokeswoman Lenore Ostrowsky says the purpose is to identify if discrimination is taking place in schools.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

This is money from wealthy individuals or investment companies for the purpose of building new businesses.

VOA: special.2009.06.26

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

VOA: special.2009.01.20

No longer was the purpose simply to bring the southern states back into the Union.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

The legal difference is that counterfeit drugs are made with the purpose of misleading people.

VOA: special.2010.02.22

Finally,he said: "I suppose,General Grant, that the purpose of our meeting is fully understood.

VOA: special.2009.12.24