Sentence examples for believed intent from inspiring English sources

Of course, a new president also entered the Oval Office, someone (many voters believed) intent on winding up (or at least down) Bush's wars and the delusions of military omnipotence and technological omniscience that went with them.

Of course this kind of rhetoric is music to the ears of all those who firmly believe intent trumps the presence of attitudes and behaviors ingrained through exposure to our cultural environment.

The 23-year-old activist was crushed by a military bulldozer which she believed was intent on demolishing a Palestinian home in Rafah, southern Gaza, in March 2003.

Some analysts said they believed the intent of the proposals was to weaken Mr. Musharraf so much that he would be eased out of the presidency.

Civil liberties lawyers said the raids were designed as pre-emptive strikes to stifle dissent, but the sheriff's department said that they were taking precautions to guard against a group who they believed was intent on dangerous behavior.

Yet he asked Ellis only one question during cross-examination - did you intend to kill, to which the answer was yes - because he wrongly believed that intent to kill ruled out any defence of provocation.

Also in attendance was Bernard Goetz, who embraced vegetarianism around 20 years ago, after he became known as a vigilante for shooting four youths he believed were intent on robbing him on a Seventh Avenue express train in 1984.

"I believe the intent is there".

I believe his intent is to take over the military.

"We believe donor intent should be inviolate," said David T. McLaughlin, chairman of the organization.

Believing his intent to scare Beckett had worked, Humphreys lifted the suspension after three days.