They serve no useful purpose.

Unless, of course, it serves some useful purpose.

It was useful in that it treated object and purpose as a single concept.

The Arria formula meetings are extremely useful for that purpose.

This instrument could serve a useful purpose and its use could be facilitated more actively.

Others thought it served no useful purpose and might be misleading.

The view was expressed, however, that draft article D, and more specifically paragraph (2), served a useful purpose.

To serve any useful purpose, evaluations should be done on a regular basis and follow common norms and standards.

Questionnaires designed to elicit relevant information from Governments in that regard were considered a useful tool for that purpose.

Satellite images were capable of providing a synoptic view of the problem and were particularly useful for that purpose.

These meetings serve a very useful purpose by promoting mutual understanding and cooperation on a myriad of issues of common interest.

The Special Rapporteur considered that to return to the house would serve no useful purpose.

Cooperation among the States of the Rio Group was a useful tool for that purpose at the bilateral, subregional and regional levels.

His delegation had some doubts about whether it would be useful or even possible to specify in guideline form the object and purpose of a given treaty, since some treaties might have more than one object and purpose.

Draft guideline 3.1.5, concerning the definition of the object and purpose of the treaty, was useful but could still be improved.

No useful purpose is served by diverting the attention and efforts of the international community away from existing threats to such hypotheticals.

There is nothing wrong in your entering uninhabited houses if that serves a useful purpose God knows all that you do openly, and all that you would conceal.

There is nothing wrong in your entering uninhabited houses if that serves a useful purpose God knows all that you do openly, and all that you would conceal.

The Working Group considered the proposed list of factors to be a useful instrument to facilitate its analysis of the purpose and implications of provisions concerning certification authorities.

She's a useful friend.

Nevertheless, identification of main sources of hardship in the trade and financial sectors may be particularly useful for the purpose of impact assessment.

For example, it was stated that illustrative comments emanating from UNCITRAL regarding the various issues raised by the establishment of public key infrastructure might play a useful educational purpose.

So there's a useful stereotype about students that I see, a useful stereotype about you all.

Accordingly, the Government of Israel is of the opinion that the proposed visit of Dr. Mihaly Simai to Israel would serve no useful purpose.

If Trump ever builds his wall, he should build a really nice one, like the Great Wall of China. Then one day it might become a popular tourist attraction and finally serve a useful purpose.

Iron is a useful metal.

Iron is a useful metal.

He nevertheless believed that the object and purpose were one and the same notion and not two separate concepts draft guideline 3.1.5 merely sought to provide a useful definition of the notion.

Most delegations actively participated in discussing it, both at meetings organized by the co sponsors for the purpose and in the course of useful bilateral contacts.

The horse is a useful animal.

I think it's a useful idea.

Yes, Jane. A very useful publication.

Draft guideline 3.1.6, which outlined the method for determining the object and purpose of the treaty, included some useful provisions, particularly the reference to the basic structure .

As a result, even when permanent monetization occurs as it almost certainly will in Japan and possibly elsewhere it may remain forever the policy that dare not speak its name. Such reticence may serve a useful purpose.

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It might be difficult to define a treaty's object and purposes in an accurate or objective manner, but such a definition might be a useful guideline for the purpose of interpreting a specific international treaty in conjunction with the reservations made thereto.

93. Mr. Repasch (United States of America) reiterated his delegation s strong support for OIOS and the need to place more emphasis on its evaluative function with a view to discontinuing activities when they ceased to serve a useful purpose.

However, the prevailing view was that subparagraphs (a) and (b) contained minimum requirements and that, for the purpose of ensuring uniformity in the application of the Model Provisions, it was useful to retain those two subparagraphs.

The Internet and its various services, including electronic mail, the File Transfer Protocol, name lists and the World Wide Web (WWW), were identified as highly useful for achieving that purpose.

Useful links

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He therefore pursued a purpose.

He again pursued a purpose.

He again pursued a purpose.

He therefore pursued a purpose.