Sentence examples for as a declaration of intent from inspiring English sources

The opening track "Wraithlike" arrives as a declaration of intent, with Smith announcing "Here's a song that finally you can understand/A minor statement meant to counteract the bland".

The opening look of any fashion show serves as a declaration of intent.

As a declaration of intent and talent it has rarely been matched.

Dvorak's "Carnival" Overture served as a declaration of intent: fine gradations of loud to soft, beautifully managed transitions and controlled bursts of energy.

Yes, City have just raised the transfer record for an English player to £49m for Raheem Sterling but that could be viewed as a declaration of intent for the future.

By contrast, Sheikh Mansour is taking not a dirham out of City, pouring a barrel of his inherited oil fortune in since buying the club in September 2008 and signing Robinho on the same day as a declaration of intent.

As they headed off to church in Gloucestershire on Sunday, Camilla's static-flying, hedgerow hair and bulky tweed coat were as much of a declaration of intent as her platinum diamond ring.

The idea that an automaker would maintain its own performance-tuning subsidiary is now accepted as a marketing necessity, a declaration of intent to stand tall among the names known for underhood firepower.

Thatcher appears, looking like a possessed marionette, her bossy elocution a declaration of intent, as if she means her voice to carry, to be heard generations on.

His latest offering, the Phenix 2 EP, seems like a declaration of intent, as if Rose has finally decided where his creative loyalties lie.

Mr Suslu, who has a reputation as a table-thumper, opened the meeting with a declaration of intent.