The phrase "an intention to run" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing plans or desires to participate in a running event or to indicate a desire to engage in running as an activity.
Example: "She expressed an intention to run in the upcoming marathon to support charity."
Alternatives: "a desire to run" or "a plan to run".
No prominent Democrat has announced an intention to run, but if one did, Mr. Snyder's chances could certainly diminish.
Andrew Cuomo's campaign Web site -- it says "Attorney General 2010," as he has not officially declared an intention to run for governor -- mentions his childhood in Hollis and his grandmother's grocery store in South Jamaica.
Initial entries for the Champion Stakes close on August 2 and Ascot will be in a position to either state an intention to run the race on the inner course, or confirm a decision will be made closer to the race.
As of today, just one 2016 candidate Ted Cruz has formally declared an intention to run".
Since then, 21 people have announced an intention to run for his seat in next year's municipal election.
And about his comment to a Capitol Hill reporter the day before about an intention to run in 2020?
While he has denied any intention to run again, a GOP operative claims that Fossella and his surrogates have been trying to keep people from supporting his would-be competition Michael Grimm.
The Republican cheese grater announced in the clearest possible terms a resolute intention to run Obamacare through a thousand tiny blades, and has kept its word.
Former House Democrat Mike Espy, the state's first black member of Congress since Reconstruction and a secretary of agriculture during Bill Clinton's presidency, has declared a "strong intention" to run for Cochran's seat.
Democrat Mike Espy, a former congressman who also served as agriculture commissioner during Bill Clinton's presidency, has declared a "strong intention" to run for Cochran's seat.
At a breakfast meeting in Dobbs Ferry last Sunday, Mr. Feiner, 44, a Democrat, announced his intention to run against Mr. Gilman, 77, a Republican whose district includes Greenburgh, parts of Yonkers and parts of Rockland, Orange and Sullivan Counties.
