4 references to "object":
In war, then, let your great object be victory, not lengthy ... ss. 2.19, Chapter 2: Waging War
If you march thirty LI with the same object, two-thirds of y... ss. 7.10, Chapter 7: Maneuvering
the spoken word does not carry far enough: hence the institu... ss. 7.23, Chapter 7: Maneuvering
Whether the object be to crush an army, to storm a city, or ... ss. 13.20, Chapter 13: The Use of Spies