But the fine intentions of "To the Wonder" pave a road to puzzlement, not awe.
The fine intentions are all very well, but MiFID needs to be clear about the nitty-gritty.
Unfortunately Lewis's film - despite its good looks and fine intentions - fails in exactly the same ways.
It is ahistorical to insist that a film show how civil-rights leaders ought to have experienced Johnson, given his fine intentions, and not how they did.
There are fine intentions and dynamic policies by some (congratulations, Nottingam Trent), but a lacklustre performance by many – including the "elite" universities.
Charlotte Westenra's production has fine intentions, good bunting, beautiful slave music, and a pretty but pointless real horse (invisible from the upper seats).
But Mr Campbell, so often like his boss, sees only the sterling efforts and the fine intentions while turning away from the catastrophic and destructive consequences.
But elsewhere its fine intentions have yet to bear fruit, especially in the two most pressing cases, Darfur and Somalia.In Darfur the UN is due to start deploying its forces in a few weeks.
This is an ordeal for them, because it is a test for the Obama administration's fine intentions not to deal with the dictator on his terms.The reporters, who come across as a little bit naive, were filming a piece about the plight of North Korean women who cross illegally into China's border regions in search of a better life.
Asked for his opinion of Dr. Korten, Mr. Shapiro said in an e-mail message, "I think he's a thoughtful man with fine intentions and values, but I continue to disagree with some of his premises and most of his conclusions".
