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Because their primary purpose is not functional, they are only limited in terms of the materials used to make them.

因为它们的主要用途不是功能性的，所以它们只在制造材料方面受到限制。

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For me the absolutely shocking fact of this simile ] is that its primary purpose is merely to describe the number of angels who are prostrate on the burning lake of hell.

为了他们悲惨的境遇黯然神伤,对我来说，这个比喻令人震惊的事实,是它最初的目的只不过,是为了描述葬身于地狱火海的天使的数量之多。

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They may lobby and participate in political activities but their primary purpose must not be campaigning.

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Another alcoholic whose primary purpose is to stay sober and to help others achieve sobriety.

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Fashion makes no sense, he says, unless it serves the primary purpose of dressing people.

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