Lincoln never joined a church, but he believed in a supreme being who created every person with a purpose in life.

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Democrats charged that the real purpose of the law was to keep radical Republican state governments in power.

VOA: special.2010.02.18

The purpose of the Kansas-Nebraska bill reportedly was to settle differences among opposing railroad interests in the area.

VOA: special.2009.04.23

Lincoln himself said his purpose was to provide "an open field and a fair chance in life."

VOA: special.2009.02.09

Their purpose was to explore some of the problems of manned flight, during short periods,in lower space.

VOA: special.2010.07.07

The purpose was to see if the country's nineteen largest banks could survive losses in the event that the recession got even worse.

VOA: special.2009.04.17

Anti-slavery activist William Lloyd Garrison started a paper in eighteen thirty-one with the purpose of ending slavery.

VOA: special.2009.04.20

Spokeswoman Lenore Ostrowsky says the purpose is to identify if discrimination is taking place in schools.

VOA: special.2009.11.19

Maps for the purpose exist. But they are in paper form and often not widely available.

VOA: special.2009.01.20

In addition to the study and care of rare wildlife, the institute has another purpose.

VOA: special.2010.06.22

We chose the name "American Mosaic" because the purpose of the show is to create a picture of life in the United States through many small stories.

VOA: special.2009.01.02

"In one of those speeches, I declared that I had no purpose directly or indirectly to interfere with the institution of slavery in the states where it exists.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

So,do they serve a purpose in reducing physical pain?

VOA: special.2009.08.18

"The purpose of the awards was to give those high school students who demonstrate superior talent and achievement in things of the spirit and of the mind at least a fraction of the honors and rewards accorded to their athletic classmates for demonstrating their bodily skills."

VOA: special.2011.05.27