Sentence examples for initially intent from inspiring English sources

Initially intent on containing the damage, the fourth-wicket duo upped the tempo impressively.

The president's counselor seemed, at least initially, intent on not saying anything that might cause a fuss.

Initially intent on a documentary, Ms. Ozge wrote a script influenced by the lives of her cast members (mostly nonactors, all convincing).

One local claim suggested Breivik was initially intent on raising money on the stock market to establish a European anti-Islam group, before later helping fund the attacks by applying for 25 different credit cards.

Initially intent on selling her property, including 1,500 head of cattle, Sarah soon transforms into a frontierswoman, seduced by Nullah's smile and the majestic valleys and peaks of both the land and of the Drover's musculature.

Initially intent on pursuing a degree in marine biology, he attended Morehouse College in Atlanta, Georgia.

Initially, the intent was to upgrade and expand the original building.

Initially their intent was to celebrate the more heroic aspects of the fighting, and to avoid the flavour of memorials to the fallen that were being built elsewhere; by 1921, however, the committee had entered into a partnership with IWGC and adopted the same focus on the sacrifice of the fallen soldiers.

To assess motivation to continue volunteering, we initially used "intent to continue" volunteering as the key measure of commitment to service.

Doña Elisabeth initially expressed intent to visit the clinic and avoid el abandono (abandonment): "Many families give up, they say it's better to die in their homes rather than search in vain for treatments they can't pay for".

Initially, Dallas seemed intent on playing into the White House's hands.