Sentence examples for intending to exert from inspiring English sources

Intending just to gratify lust, humans create the institution of marriage; intending to exert power over others, they wind up with civil laws.

Mr. Corrales is emphasizing that the new tracking system will not exclude input from the Observatory of Violence, but it seems clear that the Hernández administration is intending to exert some control over the information that is publicized regarding Honduras' homicide rates, particularly as it is reported in the international press.

President Vladimir V. Putin proposed softening -- somewhat -- legislation intended to exert greater government control over charities and other private organizations working in Russia.

Rather, dating violence is a pattern of behavior, she said, intended to exert control over someone, whether it's physical, sexual or emotional.

If he intends to exert the same level of control over The Modern Ocean as he did over Upstream Colour, you fear for his sanity.

Greenpeace described the meetings as "astroturfing" – events intended to exert pressure on legislators by giving the impression of a groundswell of public opinion.

Critics worry that the crackdown on journalists shows that the Islamists intend to exert tight control over every aspect of life.

At a time when Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress, the outcome raises questions about how much power the president has on Capitol Hill and how he intends to exert it in a second term.

The entry deadline is November 2. The sweepstakes, like the leaderboard, is intended to exert social pressure to drive registration.

A GBRMPA briefing stated the company had "threatened a compensation claim of $6.4bn should the GBRMPA intend to exert authority over the company's operations".

Whilst Magnús appears to have intended for Sigurðr to rule over his recently-won overseas territories a region stretching from Orkney to Dublin —Muirchertach appears to have intended to exert influence into the Isles through his new son-in-law.