Sentences with phrase «sole purpose of calling»

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Judge Denny Chin called Aereo's setup a sham and said the individual antennas are a «Rube Goldberg - like contrivance» — an overly complicated device that accomplishes a simple task in a confusing way — that exists for the sole purpose of evading copyright law.

Airbnb's critics have called listings like these «Airbnb hotels,» or apartments rented in already tight housing markets for the sole purpose of booking short - term guests.

Because it is called B / C pills, many people (nearly all males) assume the sole purpose of taking the pill is to avoid pregnancy.

The products of the so - called «fine arts» are exclusively devoted to esthetic purposes, but they are not the sole objects of esthetic concern.

Yes, I call them fries for the sole purpose of winning over my children.

Delivering the weight for the sole purpose of scoring is called lagging.

She called it a bullsh*t Hallmark holiday with the sole purpose of making people feel guilty for their choices.

The term «birthmother» was invented to limit our role in our children's lives to 1) being production units («breeders» as social workers also called us) whose sole purpose was to serve a genital function, and 2) to having only been parents at the time of birth, but not afterwards.

They charge that since 2005 a small number of firms have deliberately produced excess greenhouse gas pollution for the sole purpose of destroying it, thus earning them valuable carbon offset credits called Certified Emissions Reductions (CERs).

There are specialist stations, often called power towers, designed for the sole purpose of doing pull ups and chin ups or you can hang from a power rack, Smith machine or even a sturdy roof beam or tree branch.

Much of the time, these threats are what we call «empty threats,» used with the sole purpose of manipulating the victim.

Picture it: an exclusive academy run by psycho Colonel Dugan (the great Michael Ironside), ruler of a band of elite, militarized student hall monitors called «The Alpha Squad» who have in their collective jarheads the sole purpose of raping poor, butch Julie Pierce (Hilary Swank).

Recently he created a new division of his company Oscilloscope Laboratories called Oscilloscope Pictures (oscilloscopepictures.com) for the sole purpose of distributing films.

Global Village's demise also highlighted what some might call the hypocrisy of the market - based reform movement, which consistently emphasizes that its sole purpose is to improve the lives of poor children.

A couple weeks ago Amazon updated the software on Kindle ereaders for the sole purpose of adding the option to use a new bold font called Amazon Ember Bold.

The investment vehicle with the sole purpose of mirroring a specific index is called an index fund.

Called Tears of the Hextadon, the DLC consists of two new Stage Battle multiplayer maps, Circle of Tears and Death's Fjord, created for the sole purpose of keeping Shafer busy, apparently.

These mercenaries are known as Ravens and their ride of choice is the Armored Core (also called an AC), a huge customisable mechanical avatar that's sole purpose is to lay waste to whatever is stupid enough to stand in its way.

Initially, the project, called ISA — a french acronym for «Interface de salle d'audience» (courtroom interface)-- had the sole purpose of developing a streamlined interface facilitating the management of the Laboratory's state - of - the - art technological courtroom software infrastructure.

Lead generation websites collect your information with the sole purpose of selling it to third parties, meanwhile, Compare.com collects your information to share with insurers who provide real quotes which you can click or call to buy instantly, saving you time and money.

If the call is really for the sole purpose of conducting a survey, it is not covered.

Canada First Realty Ltd., which owns numerous commercial and residential rental properties, forms a separate, wholly - owned subsidiary called BZ Property Management Inc., for the sole purpose of managing its real estate.

«The sole purpose of trigger calls like this is to trick consumers into applying with their company,» according to Meridian.