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Discover LudwigThe phrase "an express intention" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing a clear and definite purpose or aim behind an action or statement.
Example: "The contract clearly outlines an express intention to complete the project by the end of the year."
Alternatives: "a clear intention" or "a definite intention".
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1302, 99 L.Ed.2d 519881988); Chivas Products Ltd. v. Owen, 864 F.2d 1280, 1283 (CA6 1988) ("There is no 'smoking gun' legislative history in which RICO sponsors indicated an express intention to commit civil RICO to the federal courts").
Dating 10 years from my personal 'discovery' of the Feldenkrais Method as a student in serious need, I graduated from basic Training with an express intention (call it a business plan..?): I wanted my early retirement from my (previous) career (enjoying gainful employment in sales & marketing) to dovetail with the commencement of a part-time practice as self-employed Feldenkrais Teacher.
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It was marked by long premeditation and then Cornick's decision to go into school carrying a knife with the express intention of killing a teacher devoted to public service, and to commit the crime in front of a class of 15- and 16-year-olds whose lives will have been permanently changed by what they witnessed.
The official said in an interview that it would be a sin to vote for such a candidate with the express intention of expanding abortion rights.
To get the capsule (or capsules) out of a Kinder Egg, one must eat the chocolate first, and I want to enquire as to what the vibe is like in a room when you are eating a Kinder Egg with the express intention of shoving the middle of it up your bum.
I talked about the need to avoid outsiders visiting an area with the express intention of inciting conflict, as happened in Bradford.
But the Spaniard - who, lest we forget, joined McLaren on a $40m salary with the express intention of winning a third title - has kept it together admirably well so far.
It takes a special kind of star to engineer a brouhaha with the express intention of teeing off amid the tumult, then run down the fairway high-fiving half the gallery.
No one goes into a care home with the express intention of dying.
Was that, I wonder, his express intention in writing it?
Eight schools were selected based on a clearly expressed intention to participate and provision of the necessary conditions for survey administration.
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