"On this day,we gather because we have chosen hope over fear,unity of purpose over conflict and discord,"

VOA: standard.2009.12.29

He leads a big church in California and has sold millions of copies of books about "The Purpose Driven Life."

VOA: special.2009.01.19

The purpose of immediate treatment is to cool the victim as quickly as possible to stop the body temperature from increasing.

VOA: special.2010.07.27

Israel says the purpose is to keep weapons out of Gaza and to prevent rocket fire into the Jewish state.

VOA: special.2010.06.05

He could not be sure of their support if he declared that the purpose of the war was to free the slaves.

VOA: special.2009.10.08

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

VOA: special.2009.04.23

Gemini's purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.06.24

The purpose of the trip is to buy the hand-made products of local women and place new orders.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

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

VOA: special.2010.02.18

Its purpose was to bring the United States closer to its goal of landing astronauts on the moon.

VOA: special.2009.07.01

Its purpose is to provide for the educational, health and social needs of the women and their communities.

VOA: special.2009.05.04

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

VOA: special.2010.07.07

It said the government must buy two million dollars' worth of silver each month for that purpose.

VOA: special.2010.06.17

They believed the South wanted to win Mexican territory for the purpose of spreading and strengthening slavery.

VOA: special.2009.02.26