1.   As a consequence, fanciful tales of Green Berets in fierce combat with guerrillas have proliferated, raising suspicions about the stated purpose of the base and the battalion.

2.   All these permits were granted for the stated purpose of accommodating population growth within settler communities.

3.   But he thinks the service can also help keep fund companies from straying from their stated purposes.

4.   But opponents had remained skeptical of that stated purpose, calling it a ruse that would lead to construction of houses, condominiums and golf courses on the island.

5.   But the bishop also created a full-time recruitment team, headed by the Rev. Christopher Walsh, whose stated purpose was to aggressively recruit candidates for the priesthood.

6.   Charitable organizations are not legally required to spend a minimum amount of what they raise on their stated charitable purposes.

7.   Her theory, she explained, is that students learn best when they use their knowledge and skills to achieve a stated purpose.

8.   Hyman said the laughs he got more than justified his financial outlay, although neither met the stated purpose of the request.

9.   In spirited questioning, the justices pressed both lawyers to explain how the law would accomplish its stated purpose without inadvertently making criminals of teen-agers and their parents.

10.   In that sense, the overall opulence being flouted here this week is irrelevant to the stated purpose of the event.