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goal

A goal is something you want to do or be able to do. I want to go to university and this will help me achieve that goal. Scientists' ultimate goal is a theory of everything. A goal is a place that you want to be or that you are moving towards. Our goal is Paris. A goal is the area where you want to put the ball in certain games such as soccer or hockey. It's unclear whether the regular keeper will start in goal. A goal is scored when the ball enters the goal. They beat second-placed Cambridge 2-1 with Mutch scoring the winning goal in the 82nd minute.

goal

(= end) the state of affairs that a plan is intended to achieve and that (when achieved) terminates behavior intended to achieve it the ends justify the means (= finish, destination) the place designated as the end (as of a race or journey) a crowd assembled at the finish he was nearly exhausted as their destination came into view game equipment consisting of the place toward which players of a game try to advance a ball or puck in order to score points a successful attempt at scoring the winning goal came with less than a minute left to play

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Simple sentences

You must not lose sight of your goal in life.
Making money is not the only goal in life.
He achieved his goal.
What is your goal?
Thanks to her tireless efforts, we reached our goal.
What's your main goal?
Our ultimate goal is to establish world peace.
The forward kicked a goal.
He reached his goal at last.
We concluded that mutual aid was essential for attaining the goal.
What is your ultimate goal in your life?
This time my goal is Paris.
Who was the last to reach the goal?
My goal in life is to be Prime Minister.
My goal in life is to be a novelist.
He kicked the ball into the goal.
She differs from the others in that she has a goal.
Even if it takes you three years, you must accomplish your goal.
It is a far cry from here to the goal.
Ann has achieved her desired goal.
The crowd yelled when he scored a goal.
She achieved her goal.

Movie subtitles

All of our searching is leading to one ultimate goal.. finding intelligent life somewhere in the vastness of the universe.
We're not the end point, the goal of evolution, or anything like that.
And ultimately, our goal is to see if that's happened somewhere else in the universe.
I thought your goal. was to save your mother.
It improves focus and promotes goal-directed behavior.
When the two theologians from Copenhagen saw they could not reach their goal by words alone, they joined forces to invite everyone to a feast that evening.
Meanwhile, the deadly breath of Nosferatu filled the sails ofthe ship so that it flew toward its goal with supernatural speed.
In order to achieve this goal, we are going to appear before the Tang emperor and discuss this very complicated matter.
We can't change our goal half way just because we encounter some obstacles.
We can confirm without doubt that universal freemasonry has achieved its goal.
For his goal you want to sacrifice us!
To quit is my goal.
The goal of this thing is not to fight over money or power.
Only you fumbled on the goal line.
You see, your goal is never achieved.
Lincoln set a goal that we have to work toward.
The first day I picked up a law book.. I set the Attorney Generalship as a goal.
Every man and woman in our factory should have the same goal as our soldiers.
With a newly acquired huge caravan we headed for our ultimate goal.
Despite countless, courageous, hard fought attempts many great researchers from all nations failed to accomplish this high goal.
You sure carried that ball. Only you fumbled on the goal line.
You know, Illustrissimus, that it is my life's goal.
I have nothing against it, but not my goal in kitchen.
Transforming the world through science that is our supreme goal.
Still, I never quite lost sight of the goal. Inaccessible as it often seemed to me.
That can't be a goal!
When I arrived at this unanswerable conclusion. I knew I was in sight of my goal.
In season two, Derek's goal is really to find that place of having a sense of family again and belonging.
In season two, Derek's goal is really to, you know, solidify his pack and to make himself stronger.
But I think Derek's ultimate goal is just to find that place of having a sense of family again and belonging.
And when the goal is in sight, after 11 years of struggle, you're willing to quit.
Just what had happened? My goal had been clear but. could I conclude that I had the power. to make the ball land wherever I pleased?
The exact opposite of our goal!
You can see the goal now!
That's the goal to try for- death and grandeur.
That's the goal, isn't it? If one supposes I don't have anything left to say.

News and current affairs

In a wider context this could lead to a strengthening of the so-called Northern Dimension of the EU, where the goal is a free trade area to include all the countries around the Baltic Sea.
Nations could set the more ambitious goal of limiting the long-term change in the earth's temperature, and then assign emissions rights among countries in such a way that will eventually limit temperature increases to an acceptable level.
To achieve this goal, the agricultural economy must be revived in order to revive this industry, providing jobs and food for people.
Europe's response to this process must embody the goal of an orderly and rapid transition.
As common criminals, such groups' members would not achieve this goal.
One political party, the Republicans, stands for little except tax cuts, which they place above any other goal.
America's main goal is to prevent the standoff from escalating to the point that it would be forced - against its own interests - to take Japan's side.
It is a sad reflection on the state of the EU that it seems unable to agree on the one clear productivity-advancing piece of legislation when improving productivity is held out as a shared goal.
Djindjic's murder will make the fight against crime the country's main political goal.
That discontent will likely gather momentum as elections near, which may be enough to stop the federal authorities from meeting their strategic goal of winning an unchallengeable majority of seats in the new Duma.
If our goal is to fight malnutrition, policies like getting nutrients to those who need them are 5,000 times more effective at saving lives than spending billions of dollars cutting carbon emissions.
Many films would have glorified a scientist seeking such a goal, and treated the use of animals for that purpose as obviously justified.
The goal was to deal aggressively and proactively with some of the marginal health impacts of global warming.
Whether his successors can revive and complete the Palestinians' historic mission depends on how they define their goal.
And low growth will hurt tax revenues, undermining the proclaimed goal of fiscal consolidation.
Three levers could be used to reach this goal: adjustment in nominal wages, extension of working time, and a reduction in social-security contributions (compensated for by an increase in value-added tax).
Only the probability of a default - and the goal of avoiding even deeper haircuts - can induce investors to liquidate their positions at a discount.
So, in the political sphere, reason has trumped both faith in an unattainable goal and self-delusion about the consequences of its pursuit.
The problem is America's corrupted politics and loss of civic morality. One political party, the Republicans, stands for little except tax cuts, which they place above any other goal.
America's design for Asian trade is inspired by the goal of containing China, and the TPP template effectively excludes it, owing to the non-trade-related conditions imposed by US lobbies.
If it is to become a land of performance, the goal must be to facilitate investment, both domestic and foreign.
That will demand effort and commitment; given that a stable international order increasingly depends on a prosperous and growing Africa, it is a goal that the world cannot afford to miss.
If so, does enlarging the euro's membership really serve Europe's apparent goal of maximizing economic integration without necessarily achieving full political union?
The world should set as a practical goal of doubling grain yields in low-income Africa and similar regions (such as Haiti) during the next five years.

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