He could not have asked for better validation of his "vague and dubious" goal of fostering a recognizable American musical voice.

But the real questions are whether the strategy behind the merger makes sense, and whether these two companies can achieve their ambitious, if somewhat vague, goals.

The easy task is to commit to a vague goal a quarter-century away.

But do we really want a trade policy that deliberately sacrifices domestic industry and workers for the vague goal of stabilizing the world economy?

But major changes in the electoral system were stated only as vague goals.

Marriage was sometimes discussed in these sessions, but often as a vague or distant goal.

It has gotten other countries to agree on some vague goals for cutting capacity that will probably not have much impact.

The World Series is not some vague goal.

He found that specific and difficult goals led to better task performance than vague or easy goals.

Often produced in long sequences intended to further a vague or unattainable goal, instrumental desires represent a "vast majority" of those we entertain.