The phrase "a determination to kill" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing intent, motivation, or a strong resolve to commit an act of violence.
Example: "The detective uncovered evidence that suggested a determination to kill was present in the suspect's actions."
Alternatives: "an intent to kill" or "a resolve to kill".
In practice, these groups make no distinction among Israelis and have repeatedly shown a determination to kill them without regard to age, occupation or geography.
What can keep you safe from a closet psychopath who is armed to the teeth with over 6,000 rounds of ammunition, four guns, and a determination to kill indiscriminately?
A few thousand Islamic extremists have shown a greater determination to kill its opponents -- which include everyone who does not swear blind faith to their skewered Sunni Muslim ideology -- than the West has in confronting aggressors.
Scene two: Palestinian children play dress-up with mock explosive belts resembling those strapped to suicide bombers, and declare an unyielding determination to kill Israelis.
He now says the note was "written, unaided, by Paula and is consistent with a very real determination to kill herself.* At 11am on the morning of Paula's death, a wine canvasser, Maureen Brannon, called on the Gilfoyles.
He had threatened legal action against Northumbria Police who he claimed had allowed him to be a "sitting duck" in his marked patrol car on a roundabout on the A1 despite knowing of Moat's determination to kill a police officer.
Even in his earliest, wildest days, when his determination to kill an audience was such that he would swing from the rafters, cut flying splits from atop a grand piano, and even leap from a theatre balcony into the orchestra pit, his outrageousness was carefully calculated to convey that, while he cannot be contained, he is always in control.
And yet al-Qaida chose to ruthlessly murder these people, claimed credit for the attack, and even now states their determination to kill on a massive scale.
Officials said among items recovered from raids were police uniforms and radios – suggesting a sophisticated level of planning and determination to kill police.
Describing the murder as "in effect an execution", she told Ahmed: "Your determination to kill Mr Shah was obvious.
