Sentence examples for bent on taking from inspiring English sources

He seems bent on taking a tougher line on congressional pork (vetoing something soon would help).

Robert Mugabe, a gasping former freedom fighter, seems bent on taking Zimbabwe down with his presidency.

"It clearly shows they are trying to embarrass the Hindu community and are bent on taking our girls forcefully".

To others, he is a Bond-style villain bent on taking over the world's supply of chocolate.

This would give too many powers to large corporations bent on taking over public services, such as health and education.

The author seems to be bent on taking away the benefits of sun exposure and attributing its health benefits to other things.

But it also was one whose stakes grew higher by the moment, and by the end Mr. McCain seemed bent on trying to take over his own political party -- some called it a hostile takeover -- with the help of millions of new voters he had drawn into the Republican primaries.

The United States military has been urging the Pakistanis to forge ahead with the offensive, saying that the Pakistani Army must stand up to the Qaeda-fortified Taliban and its network of militant groups bent on trying to take down the nuclear-armed nation.

Trump selected people who "are bent on basically taking apart the agencies that they are now being assigned to," Cummings said.

All through the campaign, Perry worked to shine his conservative credentials, for example giving his blessing to a new line of Texas car plates bearing an anti-abortion slogan and lambasting Obama at every turn as being "hell-bent on taking America toward a socialist country".

But Cook remained assertive, hell-bent on taking the initiative and Pietersen was Pietersen.