Clinton said a North Korean missile launch, for any purpose, would be a provocative act and a violation of U.N.Security Council resolution 1718 - approved after its 2006 nuclear test- demanding an end to Pyonyang's nuclear weapon and missile programs.

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It is a knowledge of how to act where the purpose of action is acting well.

这是一种如何表现,将动作目的完整诠译的知识。

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The USA PATRIOT Act expanded the purpose of National Security Letters (NSL) to allow government agencies to use them to request any data relevant to an investigation of terrorism or an intelligence activity without court oversight.

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It gives me great satisfaction to be able to act in service of this greater purpose.

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The armed forces are exempt from the 1975 Sex Discrimination Act "for the purpose of ensuring the combat effectiveness".

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