Sentence examples for became intent from inspiring English sources

He became intent on securing Libi's testimony as a witness against them.

As Grossman moved west with the advancing forces, he became intent on calculating the number of holocaust victims.

Mitchell arrived in Lewisburg from a suburban enclave in Delaware County, Pa., and became intent on being a campus activist.

Fat cats thrived by trading property and black-market goods and so did a handful of industrialists.Karl Helfferich, a nationalist politician, Hans Luther, the finance minister, and Hjalmar Schacht, who later became Hitler's economics minister became intent on currency reform.

When Mr. Bush became intent on invading Iraq, Mr. Blair's opinions on the occupation of Iraq were dismissed and yet he, too, fell in line, a serious blemish on his tenure.

He became intent on responding to critics of government spending and, as White House memos show, he settled into the role of a more transactional and less transformational leader.

Unfortunately for them, many patrons become intent on civil disobedience after a few drinks.

By the time Mason was 12 years old, however, she had become intent on pursuing a career in dance.

After several accidents and close calls in recent months, the parishioners of St. Barbara's have become intent on dogging New York City officials into installing a real stoplight.

"It changes the culture of a restaurant," Mr. Rockey said, explaining that managers and servers become intent not on razzle-dazzle but on reading diners' minds, anticipating their needs, soothing them.

Soon the world learns that Quebert and Nola were having a secret love affair, and, though everyone else now suspects foul play, Marcus becomes intent on solving the case and clearing his mentor's name.