Sentence examples for intent on establishing from inspiring English sources

The Kwantung Army met little resistance in its conquests because Chiang Kai-shek, who was intent on establishing his control over the rest of China, ordered the commander of the Chinese forces in Manchuria, Zhang Xueliang, to pursue a policy of nonresistance and withdrawal.

"Some are intent on establishing households comprised of just one man and one woman," he lectured.

But Mr. Obama appeared intent on establishing that he was just one more deal away from putting the government back on sound footing, if only Republicans would go along.

The Jets were intent on establishing Martin from the start.

Sunni militants like Mr. Bakri are now intent on establishing similar zones to call their own.

This is not to say that the Brotherhood is intent on establishing an Islamic state.

She was more intent, at 17, on establishing herself in the testing but safe environment of track and field.

Based on yesterday's debate -- in which, we repeat, he participated -- the answer seemed clear, since they often seemed as intent on criticizing him as on establishing their own bona fides.

The dark force is resurgent in the form of the First Order, intent on re-establishing a more candidly fascist control, with quasi-Nuremberg rallies.

As Stanley Kubrick says in his foreword to the screenplay of The Dekalog: 'You never see the ideas coming and don't realise until much later how profoundly they have reached your heart.' After spending most of the last few years filming in France and Switzerland, Kieslowski is now back in Poland with his family, intent on re-establishing the basic values.

He came to spring training intent on re-establishing his changeup and he is doing so with great success; from his position at shortstop, Derek Jeter can see that hitters who are looking for Pettitte to throw his cutter inside are fooled and off balance when he flips his changeup over the outside corner.