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phr.PhraseIntended or created for a specific purpose.
This software is designed to help students learn English.
phr.PhraseIntended to achieve a particular result or effect.
The new curriculum is designed to be more engaging for students.
phr.PhraseMade to perform a specific function or task.
The bridge is designed to withstand earthquakes.
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How Words Can Harm: Crash Course Philosophy #28
- Hate speech is typically understood as more morally problematic than dirty words, because hate speech is designed to hurt.
Hate speech is typically understood as more morally problematic than dirty words, because hate speech is designed to hurt.
- Hate speech is typically understood as more morally problematic than dirty words, because hate speech is designed to hurt.
Hate speech is typically understood as more morally problematic than dirty words, because hate speech is designed to hurt.
Impulse Buying: Why You Buy Stuff You Don't Need
- But even though tightwads don't like spending money, they're more vulnerable to certain types of tricks designed to get them spending money they don't intend to.
But even though tightwads don't like spending money, they're more vulnerable to certain types of tricks designed to get them spending money they don't intend to.
- designed to get them spending money they don't intend to.
designed to get them spending money they don't intend to.
How Levi's Became a Denim Icon
- As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.
As mundane as that may sound, the invention being patented was for metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together, what we now know today as blue jeans.
- metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together.
metal rivets designed to hold indigo denim waist overalls together.
How to fight climate change with parking lots
- Amtrak was designed to fail from the beginning.
Amtrak was designed to fail from the beginning.
How "Dad Shoes" Turned New Balance Into A $5 Billion Brand
- The company's "Endorsed By No One" ad campaign was designed to let its shoes speak for themselves.
The company's "Endorsed By No One" ad campaign was designed to let its shoes speak for themselves.
- designed to let its shoes speak for themselves.
designed to let its shoes speak for themselves.
How Tokyo Made Itself Earthquake-Proof
- This tier called seishin are features you'll find in many of Tokyo's high-rise office buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing that might shake a house but top a skyscraper.
This tier called seishin are features you'll find in many of Tokyo's high-rise office buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing that might shake a house but top a skyscraper.
- in many of Tokyo's high-rise Office Buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing
in many of Tokyo's high-rise Office Buildings and they're designed to counteract the sort of swing
Thieves take $30 million in one of the largest cash heists in Los Angeles history
- And this was clearly designed to be stealthy.
And this was clearly designed to be stealthy.
- designed to be stealthy.
designed to be stealthy.
Democratic Presidential Debate - June 26 (Full) | NBC News
- Those weapons of war were designed to kill people as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
Those weapons of war were designed to kill people as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
- Those weapons of war were designed to kill people as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
Those weapons of war were designed to kill people as effectively and as efficiently as possible.
Two Taiwans, Two Chinas, Twice
- It was a crucible of war designed to select the dominant group, for whom the heavenly mandate was "expand or the other group will." It followed the typical method of expansion for a unified empire.
It was a crucible of war designed to select the dominant group, for whom the heavenly mandate was "expand or the other group will." It followed the typical method of expansion for a unified empire.
- It was a crucible of war, designed to select the dominant group, for whom the heavenly mandate was (to) expand,
It was a crucible of war, designed to select the dominant group, for whom the heavenly mandate was (to) expand,
Reef Life of the Andaman (full marine biology documentary)
- and the ends of the spines are designed to break off and remain in the flesh of any attacker.
and the ends of the spines are designed to break off and remain in the flesh of any attacker.
- and the ends of the spines are designed to break off
and the ends of the spines are designed to break off