While the form taken by her writing constantly shifts, its fundamental purpose appears to be to disturb.

He made no haste; his one purpose for the present appeared to be the achievement of absolute silence.

The purpose of his journey appears to have been selecting sections for sale.

The main purpose appears to have been to confuse outsiders, including the police.

Even so, Beijing's purpose appears to be more economic than military.

The entire purpose of the thing appears to be to take off.

Given that a major purpose of the hearing appears to be...

The law's purpose, moreover, appears to be broader than simply protecting a given operative's security.

But their purpose did not appear to have been to help the children.

The whole purpose of the state now appears to be to increase the power and income of its various departments.