Lily's predicament is that she is never quite able to square those far-reaching intentions with her momentary desires and her tentative moral sensibilities.
Selden immediately wonders what Lily is doing there, and he reflects that "it was characteristic of her that she always roused speculation, that her simplest acts seemed the result of far-reaching intentions".
Mathew Martoma, the analyst involved in the Alzheimer's-related charges, has pleaded innocent and has so far shown every intention of fighting charges.
But, while complaining that he was unjustly convicted, Berlusconi has so far shown every intention of taking his new role seriously.
As far as artistic intention goes, the audience can go figure (composer Charles Hazlewood, though, offers insights into his music's "tangy urgency").
A Facebook page for the event showed that 57 people have so far declared their intention to attend, including a woman describing herself as a children's music teacher in east London.
Having a film made about their exploits might be regarded as the final victory for the real-life "bling ring" – but according to Coppola, that was far from her intention.
Leaders and supporters of the Brotherhood have said repeatedly for weeks that they have no choice but to continue their street protests regardless of the odds, because the new government has so far shown every intention of suppressing Egyptian democracy as well as their movement.
The irony about the Tomb Raider fiasco is that when you actually look at what's been revealed of the new game thus far, the creators' intention is clearly to transform Lara Croft from a heavily armed big-titted wank-fantasy into a grittier and more plausible heroine.
But that is far from the intention, said Fabra-Barrios. "Podemos was born out of a spirit of coming together for change, but they're asking everyone to unite under their banner," said the 18-year-old student from Molins de Rei, near Barcelona.
