Michael Cole-Schwartz from Human Rights Campaign - the largest organisation for lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights in the US - said he doubted that the Obama administration intended to be "punitive" against countries that refused to change same-sex laws.
The banks, of course, resist that, and it is unclear whether the administration intends to be aggressive in pursuing new laws and regulations.
After the Bay of Pigs, President Kennedy spoke to newspaper publishers and said: "This administration intends to be candid about its errors.
Absent more information, it's impossible to know how aggressive the administration intends to be ― or what could be done through regulatory action, which the administration can handle on its own, versus legislation, which would require Congress to act.
But on this as on all other issues it is not enough to say that "the tone of this message, and the approach of this Administration, is intended to be challenging". On the future of desegregation as on the promise of proper fiscal support, the test is not in words but in deeds.
Noting that the early subsidies provided by the Carter administration were originally intended to be temporary, he added, "The time for heavy subsidies for corn-based ethanol has passed".
She also insisted that the UK government was determined that the role of women should be recognised in the transitional administration, which is intended to be set up under the auspices of the UN, but gave no indication of the kind of representation they might expect.
Mongenast's administration was never intended to be long-lived, and Marie-Adélaïde's main objective when appointing the experienced Mongenast was to steady the ship.
The instrument, the Readiness to Disclose to Children (R2D2-C), is intended to be suitable for administration by lay counselors or trained personnel in a community or clinic setting.
As a corporate lawyer, Mr. Scalia had enraged unions by saying an ergonomics regulation from the Clinton administration intended to reduce workplace injuries was based on "quackery" and "junk science".
Second, there are about 30 detainees the administration intended to prosecute.
