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Meanings of ostensible purpose in English

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Usage of ostensible purpose in English
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Its ostensible purpose was to eliminate Palestinian strongholds in southern Lebanon.
The new yorker
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This was the ostensible purpose of the journey to the fort.
In the Heart of the Rockies: A Story of Adventure in Colorado
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The ostensible purpose of this proposed vandalism is to reduce the costs to business.
The Guardian
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Meetings rarely started on time, had any discernible structure, or accomplished their ostensible purpose.
Game change: obama and the clintons, mccain and palin, and the r...
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But the ostensible purpose of this book is to convey the (unhealthy?)
The Irish Times
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The ostensible purpose is to say goodbye to Toese, who is returning to Samoa.
The Guardian
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It's ostensible purpose is to boost defenses against Iranian missiles.
Wired
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These meetings were convened at irregular intervals for the ostensible purpose of political organization.
The Story of the Upper Canadian Rebellion, Volume 1
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The ostensible purpose of Anaxinus' visit was to make purchases for Olympias, Philip's wife.
The Public Orations of Demosthenes, volume 2
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If the ostensible purpose of a title is to explain, then these did just the opposite.
The Guardian
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Their loosely knit party was at the moment united for one ostensible purpose-thatof separation from Virginia.
The Winning of the West, Volume 3 / The Founding of the Trans-Al...
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The standing committees, whose ostensible purpose was to prepare business for consideration, were characterized as legislative cemeteries.
The Cleveland Era: A Chronicle of the New Order in Politics
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If, as I assume, that is our ostensible purpose, we will have to settle on a specific site.
A river in the sky
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The furniture that you buy or make must be able to serve the ostensible purpose of doll's furniture.
Your Child: Today and Tomorrow / Some Problems for Parents Conce...
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The ostensible purpose of the law is to curtail child pornography, and no legitimate porn producer argues with that.
Wired
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His place of rendezvous was Sandusky; his ostensible purpose to cross the Ohio and attack the Kentucky frontier settlements.
Historic Tales: The Romance of Reality. Vol. 01 (of 15), America...
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