Beckett had drawn concerns from judges over whether his writing "corresponds to the idealistic intentions of the Nobel prize in literature" – the award is intended to go to "the most outstanding work in an ideal direction".
The contenders are to explain their ideals and intentions in front of representatives from the 193 member nations next month at the UN general assembly and many will also hold unprecedented public debates in New York and London, co-hosted by the Guardian, facing questions from individuals and civil society organisations from around the world.
Even if we have the best of ideals and intentions, there is a great need for us to examine and improve our modes of interaction.
Both cross-sectional (Régnier-Loilier 2006; Testa and Grilli 2006) and longitudinal studies (Heiland et al. 2008; Quesnel-Vallée and Morgan 2003) show that young adults in their thirties have lower average family size ideals and intentions than young adults in their twenties.
Jones arrives, as Americans so often do, with high ideals and good intentions, greeting the people of Capalnita with a sincere respect that contains more than a hint of condescension.
These are fine ideals with good intentions.
And because these little lessons have a way of leaking out, in dribs and drabs and whether we realize it or not, it is important, I think, to constantly remind ourselves of our own ideals, values and intentions so that these are the lessons that come through.
Mr Costa's report is full of fine-sounding idealism, but the ideals and the good intentions suffer from the unfortunate defect of generally lacking a basis in reality.
A most important factor is that of feasibility of inspection, for despite the best of intentions, the ideal of on-line process control based on the qualities of the weld being made still evades much mechanized welding and has no role in manual welding.
