stated goal
collocation in Englishmeaningsofavowedandgoal
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avowed
adjective[before noun]
uk/əˈvaʊd/us/əˈvaʊd/
stated:
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goal
noun[C]
uk/ɡəʊl/us/ɡoʊl/
an area on a playing field, that usually has two posts with a net fixed behind them, where players try to send the ball in order to score in sports such as football ...
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(Definition ofavowedandgoalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstated goal
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Thestatedgoalof addressing the needs of the poorest has proved elusive.
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But since the lawmakers'statedgoalwas to guarantee a safe money supply, one has to wonder why deposits were not included as well.
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Thestatedgoalis to 'be there' when the welfare state falls short and when new needs arise.
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Thestatedgoalwas to keep sugar production afloat after a decade of economic complications.
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Rather, one is religious to the extent that one pursues thestatedgoal.
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Since theirstatedgoalwas to capture natural, authentic speech, we assume that the folklorists instructed the transcribers to render it as faithfully as possible.
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Although not astatedgoal, the volume reveals how messy doing anthropology can be.
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Astatedgoalwas improved patient/provider interaction, although success in this regard was limited.
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Thestatedgoalof the policy units we researched was summarized in their mission statements, which specified their role in contributing to the development of government policy.
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In particular, despite itsstatedgoalto encourage larger-scale independent farms, the ministry has reinforced the pattern of inefficient, small-scale farms through its land-use and subsidy policies.
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Herstatedgoalis to examine a common genre across two radically different cultural settings in order to discover how people instantiate social reality through spoken language.
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But this perspective ignores that onestatedgoalof global historical archaeology is to practise an archaeology that has relevance today.
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Indeed, the author has succeeded brilliantly in hisstatedgoalto write an "accessible" book, with "theorizing and the use of political science concepts (kept) to a minimum" (p. ix).
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For example, during the course of a dialogue for a specific task, a user may utter a new intent (speech act) and deviate from the previouslystatedgoal.
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Ourstatedgoalis to make agricultural policy simpler and more transparent.
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Our culture programme reaches citizens where they live, which is ourstatedgoal.
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We should perhaps all keep in mind our commonstatedgoalof 'better regulation'.
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Some local areas are pushing to create new autonomous areas, usually with thestatedgoalof enhancing local control over politics and development.
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This was done with thestatedgoalof increasing the competitiveness of the remaining sports by consolidating the skilled athletes.
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Itsstatedgoalwas to strengthen democracy by providing intellectual support to the progressive community.
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