This is not an abstract, philosophical, academic point, but a strategic purpose of great practical significance.

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"I feel a device like Wii U, with its ability to continue to offer new features and that network connection and the connection to the TV and the interface, really makes it feel that it's more than just a game machine, but something that offers a lot of practical use and practical purpose in the living room, " he said.

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The hearty meals have a practical purpose, of course: life on a mountain farm uses up a lot of energy.

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"I know they're trying to get rid of sites with no practical purpose, " he says.

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In addition to being a facilitator of friendships, Facebook also serves a practical purpose for many incoming college freshmen.

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He makes elaborate constructions from various materials - with a strong preference for wood - as much for the joy of making them, as to further any practical purpose.

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And so we're being treated to the absurdity of conservative activist groups such as Americans for Prosperity -- whose sole purpose is to argue for cuts in government spending -- complaining about the practical effects of those very cuts on which they insisted.

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The purpose of the project is to bring together the state-of-the-art in scientific and practical knowledge on SSM and to make that knowledge available through a practical training course.

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