Sentence examples for failure of intent from inspiring English sources

But if evil is not always the product of an intention to destroy, it is always the product of a failure of intent: it's the lack of an attempt to restrain oneself from inflicting what one knows will be great harm.

Tynan's diatribe almost precipitated another collapse; Leigh, terrified of failure and intent on achieving greatness, dwelt on his comments and ignored the positive reviews of other critics.

The results, he says, went beyond the commercial failure of the movie: The original intent, when we formed a company, was to make a number of films using the talents of blacklisted people, but we lost our shirts on "Salt of the Earth," and that was the end of that noble experiment.

When his second term ended, Grant wrote to Congress that "Failures have been errors of judgment, not of intent".

In the 2010 edition the editors explain: "This book is a statement of intent and an admission of failure.

Unlike with the failure-to-supervise claim, Mr. Corzine will be able to emphasize his lack of intent to cause any harm to customers, and perhaps even point the finger at Ms. O'Brien and others for their own failures.

The Obama administration is continuing its full-on charm offensive today, hoping to distract the international community from the failure of Congress to pass a climate change law and look elsewhere for evidence of intent to act on global warming.

Campion's appointment will be seen as a mark of intent by Cannes organisers at an event which has received criticism in the past for its failure to honour female film-makers.

Or a statement of intent?

Mata was a huge statement of intent.

This raises the question of intent.