1.   Hedges are an example of the readiness of ordinary people to bend the language to suit their purposes.

2.   Herbaceous perennials suit my purposes admirably.

3.   It suited her purpose to let him believe the lie.

4.   It would not suit my purpose to get him drunk.

5.   Now that he is gearing up for November, part of his strategy involves blurring the Contract to suit his purposes.

6.   On the high ground, the soldiers were shrouded in a heavy mist, suiting their purpose perfectly.

7.   The czars introduced constitutional guarantees, only to ignore them whenever it suited their purpose.

8.   They would turn him when it suited their purpose.

9.   They would, of course, be modified from normal naval requirements to suit our purposes.