Sentences with phrase «only apparent purpose»

There are four shoulder buttons added on to the handheld; their only apparent purpose being to change the display's aspect ratio.

He doesn't make a complete sale, however; after all, sometimes the script shoehorns in gratuitous extreme sports tricks with all the seamed non-grace of Gymkata, as in a dinner tray - cum - skateboard scene whose only apparent purpose is to serve as the obligatory skateboarding scene — and that's where Diesel's knowing sense of humor comes in handy.

Not exact matches

For it is only when it is plainly seen that the great purpose is the building of the universal Kingdom of God, and that the object of human living is the development of the human spirit, that the irrelevance of such things as material success becomes apparent.

Apparently these four episodes are put in sequence as variations on the theme that this is Israel's glorious hour only as it is God's glorious hour; that the word of Israel (that is, her overt, apparent nature and function as a people) becomes established against insuperable odds by the Word of the Lord (God's communicated or revealed nature and power and purpose) in mutually responsive interaction.

Initially I expected it to be of interest only to other families in a similar situation, but as soon as I put out the manuscript to a few key people to read prior to publication, it quickly became apparent that it would serve three valuable purposes:

But the federal Conservatives aren't the only ones to use prorogation for apparent political purposes:

Giving the leading judgment, Lord Lloyd - Jones observed the centrality of Hardial Singh principles which stipulate that (i) the authorities must intend to deport the person and can only use the detention power for that purpose, (ii) the deportee may only be detained for a reasonable period, (iii) if it becomes apparent that the authorities will not be able to effect deportation within a reasonable period then it should not seek to exercise the power of detention, and (iv) the authorities should act with reasonable diligence and expedition to effect removal.

But even here, be aware that people can add - if you've had a stable career, with only 3 or 4 roles in the last 15 years, don't include too many job titles - that defeats the purpose - and can actually add apparent years to your resume.

First, having been a member of what I considered to be a militant (most seem to be militant in my estimation) trade union (United Association of Steamfitters and Plumbers of America, Local 46, Toronto) for approximately ten years, I would concur with you vis a vis your apparent assumption that said unions have worn out their societal usefulness, and now serve only the purposes of their membership, and to hell with the public interest economically speaking, not to mention the absolute chaos the actions of powerful public sector unions create when they cause their entire membership to go on strike, for eg., the Toronto garbage workers» strike, the Toronto transit workers» strike etc..