Sentence examples for initial intention was to from inspiring English sources

The government's initial intention was to deflect radical demands for an extreme version of Islamic governance.

""My initial intention was to hit it low, but then I had to improvise going in the air," Jimenez said.

Supplier turned scorer when De Bruyne added City's fourth, even if his initial intention was to record a hat-trick of assists.

The initial intention was to convey the enormity and stealth of the attacks, but recriminations were implicit: the United States had been caught sleeping once again.

Costa's initial intention was to get under the skin of Laurent Koscielny, swiping him across the face with the accidental-on-purpose style that forms part of a well-rehearsed routine.

The initial intention was to record just the trio sonatas and some of the toccatas and fugues, but so well were the discs received that a complete cycle was launched; it was finished in 1968.

Bree pretends to be a representative of a Christian missionary organisation and his initial intention is to take the surly, manipulative Toby to the home of his mother and stepfather in Kentucky.

According to one report his initial intention is to work for three months, on three days a week, but to possibly to stay on if a replacement chief executive is not found at the end of that period.

Our initial intention is to pilot the use of the database amongst neurologists and other researchers experienced in MS with an interest in clinical trials.

Among our initial intentions was to estimate prevalence of ADHD and other commonly associated behavioral conditions.

I guess our initial intentions were to conform to the instructions.