Sentences with phrase «express the purpose of»

Theresia Gouw, once a partner with Accel Partners, and Fonstad, formerly managing director at Draper Fisher Jurvetson, founded Aspect Ventures; Aileen Lee left Kleiner Perkins to launch seed fund Cowboy Ventures; Gilt Groupe's former CEO Susan Lyne hatched AOL's BBG (Built by Girls) Ventures; serial entrepreneur Anu Duggal launched the Female Founders Fund with the express purpose of investing in women.

They seem to have gotten turbocharged by a ruling in 2007 that permitted people — in practice, mainly hedge funds — to buy shares after a merger has been announced and for the express purpose of voting against it and then seeking an appraisal.

In the past, people would discover a viral video by reading a news headline and then clicking through with the express purpose of watching that video.

The aim of the pilot initiative, which partnered BBVA with Spanish telecom firm and self - described blockchain «vanguard» Indra, was to trial DLT for the express purpose of increasing transparency.

Worse, there is evidence that the Alberta government has approved logging in the foothills not for the commercial value of the timber produced but for the express purpose of increasing water flow.

When one invests in a mutual fund, one is essentially investing in a company that has been created for the sole expressed purpose of investing money.

No surprise that already fully indoctrinated members of the priesthood, like Lemaître and Jaki, should pursue the study of science for the express purpose of trying to promote a semblance of consistency between their irrational beliefs and the realities of science.

Would a loving God keep a soul alive for all eternity for the express purpose of exacting vengeance upon them?

If there is an eternal torment, it would have to be created by God for the express purpose of punishment, and only by His divine omnipotence would anyone ever be contained within.

If your god is «inserting info» (whatever form that takes) for the express purpose of fulfilling someone's request to guide someone's thoughts, that is very different than someone listening to someone else's ideas (and teachers are not different than anyone else, except maybe since they are considered experts in their field they are taken more seriously in their particular area of expertise) and considering their ideas when forming your own.

For years, the cigarette manufacturers employed scientists, for the express purpose of «proving» there was no link between cancer and smoking.

The Community of Christians would bring together the most fertile minds from various fields for the express purpose of defining Christian values for society at large.

(She is, we later learn, the daughter of the King of Cathay and mistress of certain magic arts, sent with the express purpose of bringing ruin upon the emperor's court.)

The second way of limiting family size is for husband and wife to refrain from sexual intercourse except for the express purpose of having children.

He was pointing out that atheists complain about this open expression of belief... and yet here are atheists openly expressing their belief (non-belief), and specifically targeting those who believe with the express purpose of drawing them away from their beliefs.

The literature clearly establishes that a legally sanctioned law enforcement system existed in America before the Civil War for the express purpose of controlling the slave population and protecting the interests of slave owners.

He would observe gatherings of human beings for the express purpose of the adoration of their God.

We can change laws, and we can agree to disagree, but marriage was designed by God for the express purpose of teaching us about his Kingdom.

Both the CHA and WTS creeds have recently been reformulated with the express purpose of avoiding the characteristic expressions of the «evangelical» doctrine of Scripture, as well as the endless specification of particular doctrines.

He had traveled to New England to meet with the handful of young adults who were still active / interested in being active in the church there, with the express purpose of talking them to see what they'd like to see happen in the church, what they liked and didn't like, etc..

Most of these so - called «Palestinians» are actually immigrants who came there, mostly from Syria, for the express purpose of jihading against Jews.

His name is still associated with money today, and at least a few Crusades set out with the express purpose of finding and reclaiming his vast wealth.

Antislavery societies were founded with the express purpose of bringing about the abolition of slavery.

It is found in the only document within the whole of the canon of Scripture that was written for the express purpose of evangelism: the gospel of John.

I'm thinking about building a wood - burning oven in my backyard for the express purpose of producing perfect, crusty loaves.

I asked my mom for a big, round slow cooker for Christmas for the express purpose of being able to do things like this!

90 Congress did so with the express purpose of «encouraging the donation of food and grocery products to nonprofit organizations for distribution to needy individuals by giving the Model Good Samaritan Food Donation Act the full force and effect of law.»

Ushuaia is also a jumping - off point; Russian cargo / passenger hybrid ships take off for Antarctica, planes and helicopters ferry folks to the back - country, and some people arrive with the express purpose of disappearing.

Bellfield was set up by a by a team including two coeliacs, with the express purpose of making exceptional beers that just happen to be gluten - free.

I stopped by Brixton Village Market this weekend, with the express purpose of gorging on beautiful gluten - free food.

German news magazine Der Spiegel have today alleged that the committee in charge of organising the German bid for the 2006 World Cup, a bid that was eventually successful, set up a multi-million dollar slush fund with the express purpose of purchasing votes.

And yes, I am saying that about a feud involving swamp hillbilly cults and arson committed for the express purpose of desecrating the resting place of Bray's demon girlfriend.

Second, we aim to provide quality education and guidance to our coaches, players, and parents in the form of online, content - based videos, publications, workshops, seminars, reviews, assessments, etc. with the express purpose of increasing understanding of how to do things the right way.

Back to those who would restrict sex education with the express purpose of preventing sexual activity, Bioethicist Arthur Caplan made the following observations in regard «abstinence only» programs:

My labor was induced three weeks early for the express purpose of allowing me to go back on my meds because I was reaching a critical state by 37 weeks.

Or how many pairs of green shoes I've bought with the express purpose of wearing with you?

In what some consider Nestle's most heinous act in recent times, the company formed the Nestle Nutrition Institute in Africa in 2001 with the expressed purpose of promoting infant formula for HIV infected mothers.

In fact, we founded a site called Natural Parents Network for the express purpose of bringing parents together rather than driving them apart.

Many parents introduce water to their babies for the express purpose of teaching them to use a cup!

The analogy to a lifeguard is particularly apt since midwives are hired for the express purpose of keeping baby and mother safe.

The National Audit Office, another body set up for the express purpose of being listened to in order prevent costly mistakes, has now come to the same conclusions as everyone else bothered enough to study the evidence.

Taxes collected exclusively downstate for the express purpose of funding transit were re-routed to the state's general fund.

«This bill requires that funds raised by taxes for the express purpose of funding the MTA or its subsidiaries be used for their intended purpose.

NELSON DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC was founded by Bruce Nelson in 2008 for the express purpose of restoring historical buildings and adapting them for a new life.

His opponent, Manhattan Borough President Scott Stringer, has yet to go on the air, though a pair of outside groups have been formed by business, labor and women's groups with the express purpose of derailing Spitzer's bid.

Housekeeping accounts face no contribution limits but under state election law they are not to be used for the «express purpose of promoting the candidacy of specific candidates.»

«How a doctor, returning from Guinea ith the expressed purpose of treating patients with Ebola, is allowed to reenter the general population is simply incomprehensible,» Cahill said.

Strangest of all, to me, they believe that God rested on the seventh day of creation not because he had to (fatigue is apparently not a word in His vocabulary), but with the express purpose of inspiring mankind by example not to go into work on Sundays.

One of the expressed purposes of the document is to limit warming to «well below 2 °C above pre-industrial levels and pursuing efforts to limit the temperature increase to 1.5 °C.»

Medical tourism — people traveling abroad with the expressed purpose of accessing medical treatment — is a growing phenomenon associated with globalization.