Sentence examples for bent on claiming from inspiring English sources

There seems to be a quiet, friendly competition between the likes of Big Sean and Pusha to be G.O.O.D. Music's consigliere, and Pusha seems bent on claiming that position.

Bent on claiming Tom's soul, Shadow offers to show him the ways of the world in London, and Mr. Burdette, singing with earthy power and flair, was slyly demonical.

This is a real problem for the descendants of the famine refugees, who are all bent on claiming the property rights for Irish heritage in this country (And based on the popular narrative, it would appear that claim has been honored.).

Described as an Italian Viking film, or a Viking Western, this is a story of a mysterious knife-throwing viking warrior who protects a young peasant woman and her young son from the clutches of a evil regent bent on claiming the title of king and the woman for himself.

Nebraska's 11th-ranked defense, anchored by roadblock nose tackle Ndamukong Suh, will have to stop Texas quarterback Colt McCoy, who is heaven-bent on claiming perfection and the Heisman Trophy.

"Are you mad?" Once again, he seems bent on facing down claims that would persuade most normal public figures that the time had come for retirement, perhaps to a monastery.

And, at the risk of mind-reading, it seems bent on fusing itself with Islam, claiming to act in the name, and on the authority, of that faith.

But when it comes to boat people, it is bent on deterring irregular migration.The government claims that just one "people smuggling venture" has made it to Australian waters since December 2013, and that boat's passengers were transferred to Nauru.

Syriza, an alliance of leftists and ecologists that emerged as the poll's surprise runner-up – and has since seen its popularity surge on the back of anti-austerity sentiment – rejected the idea of participating in a government that it claimed was bent on "destroying Greece".

In fact, Ms. Palin seems bent on asserting her own claim to the party's leadership, putting herself on par with Mr. Boehner and his Senate counterpart, Mitch McConnell.

Foreigners, ever bent on doing North Korea down, claim this is because vinalon is stiff, resistant to dyes, of lower quality and more expensive.In fact, it turns out that vinalon's chances were wrecked by a political conspiracy at home.