Sentence examples for city intent from inspiring English sources

The ferry system, the second busiest in the United States, after Washington State's, is more than a century old and provides the kind of permanence that is in short supply in a city intent on reinventing itself.

Yet despite that profusion of identities, Istanbul, a city whose population is put anywhere from 10 million to 15 million, feels like a singular city, intent on its own development.

In Philadelphia two weeks ago, with the city intent on maintaining an upbeat appearance for the Republican National Convention, large contingents of police clearly worked to avoid full-scale clashes with street demonstrators.

City, intent on making itself the equal at least of its illustrious neighbor, United, has more than matched Real Madrid's spending since the sheiks bought out the previous owner, Thaksin Shinawatra, the former prime minister of Thailand, 10 months ago.

Yet, even after last week's terrorist attacks at the Marriott in Islamabad, few hotels in Dubai seem too concerned about installing the same security screenings that are a feature of five-star hotels in, say, Sharm El-Sheikh.These are heady days for Dubai, which has the belligerent confidence of a city intent on becoming a 21st-century force.

On the rare occasion when the three generations of Franciscos can steal enough time from their hectic schedules for coffee or lunch in the funeral home's reception room, they complain that the city, intent on taking care of its own fiscal problems, has turned a deaf ear to people like them.

The city's intent is to prevent anyone from being forced out on the street.

She questioned why the city was intent on giving Mr. Ratner exclusive rights to public property without a review.

Even Rudolph Giuliani's curmudgeonly dismissal of the initial renderings seems forgivable, a healthy sign perhaps that the city is intent on regaining its old edge.

In Mr. Gold's opinion, the agreement accurately reflected the city's intent and the state legislation, which he assumes was also drafted in the city corporation counsel's office, though he did not know by whom.

"The city seems intent on dooming us," said City Councilman James Sanders Jr., who represents the district that includes hotel row, where the Radisson, the Holiday Inn, the Hampton Inn and the Courtyard Marriott are a quick taxi ride from Kennedy.