So, if we say that one ought, or has a reason, to bring it about that either one doesn't intend to stay in power, or one doesn't believe intending to kill one's rival is necessary to stay in power, or one intends to kill one's rival, then it follows that one has a reason for each disjunct.
Many voters, the aides believe, intended to vote for Mr. Hussein but "spoiled" their ballots inadvertently.
In a speech to officers this morning at the National Defense University north of Beijing, Mr. Cohen described the American military presence in Asia as a benign, stabilizing factor rather than, as many Chinese believe, intended to hem in an increasingly powerful China.
It is neither the "leader of the Arabs," nor does it, I believe, intend to play that role.
Maybe, even if Barack Obama has a grand plan and does, as so many people believe, intend to change the national direction -- to make compassion and honesty our primary governing values -- he can only do so incrementally.
That is, thinking, believing, intending, etc., all involve thinking, believing, or intending something.
This is an ancient strategy, Dr. Guarente believes, intended to let an organism live through famines and postpone breeding until good times return.
He was detained a week later in Gaziantep by Turkish security forces, who flagged him after he had entered the country as a potential foreign fighter that Turkey believed intended to travel to Syria.
Suppose I intend, and believe I intend, to carry out a difficult task.
The words "will," "believe," "anticipate," "intend," "plan," "estimate," "expect," "predict," "potential," "project," "could," "should," "may," "would" and similar expressions are intended to identify forward-looking statements, although not all forward-looking statements contain such identifying words.
One might falsely believe one intends the means (Bratman 2009a) or one might simply fail to notice that one hasn't intended the means (Brunero 2005a).
