Goal

a goal (noun) - something that you want to achieve, an aim, an objective 

every day I set mini goals for myself and slowly I met my challenges

a goal of self-sufficiency

maintaining a high quality of life is a crucial goal of economic development

achieve goals
reach a goal 
meet goals
set goals 
define goals
establish goals
pursue goals

team members achieve common goals

the company's goals
the company's long-term  goals

Our goal is to increase our market share to 10 percent in the next five years

goals and deadlines to motivate employees

personal goals
achieve the goal of reducing my weight

spiritual goals
educational goals
professional goals

self-motivated and goal-directed

goal-oriented
goal-directed training

the goal of achieving Buddhahood
a long-term strategic goal that could not be implemented in one phase

Our goal is to......

an elusive goal
a laudable goal
dubious goals

share a goal
like-minded people who share your goal
whatever your goal or vision, it doesn't take too much of an effort to find like-minded people who share your goal

long-term goals
medium-term goals
short-term goals
immediate goals

our immediate goal is to survive

the ultimate goal 
the goal in the end is to

the report examines the degree to which programs have achieved their goals

project failed due to an absence of clear goals

each party participates in setting goals to guide their collaboration

an achievable goal
an ambitious goal

despite its extraordinarily ambitious grand strategic goals, Germany did not fully mobilize its industrial economy until late in the war

a measurable goal
realistic goals
attainable goals
unattainable goals
clear goals

meet goals within constraints
is it really possible to meet goals within those constraints

the main goal
the primary goal
a major goal
specific goals
 
business goals
career goals

financial goals
profit goal
 
political goals
strategic goals
 
implicit goals
explicit goals

general goals
specific goals

achievement of goals
monitoring goal achievement

articulate a goal
he had articulated three goals

goals of sustainability
community goals

common goals
work together in partnership towards common goals

mutual goals
integrating social and economic goals

accomplish a goal
accomplish all three goals

differences between professed goals and actual day-to-day practices

one of four goals of the report

the original goals were revisited

Millennium Development Goals

commitment to a new set of goals perhaps more realistic

achievement of the stated goals nearly impossible

fragile goals

operational goals
long-term strategic goals

a commitment that makes it more likely you'll take the actions to reach your goal 

The Malaysian government has a goal of becoming a fully developed nation by the year 2020

Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad between 1981 and 2003, has a goal of unifying the multi-ethnic, multi-lingual, and religiously plural Malaysia

the goal of national unity and creating a Malaysian identity

his goal was to gather information first and theorize later

The clear goal of the killings was to paralyze the pro-Western government

the goal is to develop economically by using embedded resources and talent

move forward in achieving a goal
we move forward in our goal to preserve and create access to 100 percent of our library and archival collections

these organizations could then work together with the goal of focusing more on relevant, practical, applied research

a goal for knowledge
a goal for practice
improved effectiveness must be the goal for both knowledge and practice

The goal of the meetings

they are now proceeding toward that goal quickly and accurately

By focusing our efforts, we hope to more quickly move toward our goal

Posted by Jon Fernquest at 11:24 AM