They were built in timber, mud brick, and later primitive concrete, and were prone to fire and collapse, as described by Juvenal, whose satiric purpose in writing should be taken into account.

Apart from anything else, it is the New England gallery voted least likely to exhibit either American Impressionism or Barney the Purple Dinosaur - even for satiric purposes.

The satiric purpose of the comedy of humours and its realistic method lead to more serious character studies with Jonson's The Alchemist.

If all the play had this iconoclastic humor, "A Process" might serve a satiric purpose.

An anticlimax can be intentionally employed only for a jocular or satiric purpose.

All well known songs were rewritten for satiric purposes unless otherwise indicated.

The location of the story also varies to suit Voltaire's satiric purpose.

I mean in fact I write in reasonably free verse, but there are all sorts of purposes, especially satiric purposes, for which rhyme is still very important.

Mr. Alcott, who has written himself a choice role as the murderer, has overstated the complacency of the other characters, especially the host (Frank Deal), albeit for satiric purposes.

Her reversal could serve a satiric purpose.