specific purpose

collocation in English

meaningsofspecificandpurpose

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specific
adjective
uk
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/us
/spəˈsɪf.ɪk/
relating to one thing and not ...
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purpose
noun
uk
/ˈpɜː.pəs/us
/ˈpɝː.pəs/
why you do something or why ...
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(Definition ofspecificandpurposefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofspecific purpose

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Thespecificpurposeof the study was explained at the end of the final videotaping session.
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The traditional robot language is basically for aspecificpurposeand is consequently hard to be applied widely.
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However, the method was chosen for aspecificpurpose: the exploration of the subjective meanings patients associate with the treatment they receive.
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Their knowledge and skills have aspecificpurpose: to catch crickets, which they value only as merchandise.
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The first is the frequently recurring notion of ' appropriateness ', which is dissociated from anyspecificpurpose.
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Similarly, the subjects were not informed about thespecificpurposeof the study.
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Engineering applications of control theory are used to improve the operation of a machine that has been created to accomplish aspecificpurpose.
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Up to the present space travellers might be characterized as a rarefied scientific community, together for thespecificpurposeof pursuing human endeavour in space.
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Thespecificpurposeof the present study is to determine those predictive relations and their reliability.
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There is no doubt that the work is well-suited for thespecificpurposefor which it was written.
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The festival itself has no otherspecificpurpose.
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Yet, advocating peaceful methods does not mean there is universal agreement on aspecificpurpose.
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Some associations had even been established with thespecificpurposeof influencing political affairs in the hometown.
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Analyzing oral proficiency test performance in general andspecificpurposecontexts.
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Each has aspecificpurposeto fulfil but does so differently from the other bridges.
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On the information-processing paradigm, we consider the nature of animal signals as if they have been "designed" for aspecificpurpose.
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