Sentence examples for intent on explaining from inspiring English sources

Though at times too intent on explaining itself, "Incarnations" also explored more ambiguous terrain, notably in a monologue by the postmodern dance pioneer Yvonne Rainer.

Historically, outsiders have come to Los Angeles intent on explaining it, which is why so many of us tend to get the place so wrong.

Chapter 14 is titled "Word Processing (also known as 'typing')." Ms. Williams is apparently much less concerned about telling her readers how something works and more intent on explaining to them how to get something to work.

While casting ghosts and spirits in metaphysical terms that in certain respects seemed intent on explaining away ghosts and spirits, Neo-Confucians also affirmed that just as yin and yang pervade reality, so do ghosts and spirits.

Actually, if we're intent on explaining our behavior, there are several forces out there that can provide us with powerful excuses.

Nishida seems intent not so much on explaining alterity, however, as preserving interdependent individuality, which of course still requires difference.

Actually touring a house shows more serious intent, she explained.

Instead, the supporting players are little more than equal opportunity stereotypes (frothing Islamists; brutish grunts), while the dialogue is a clatter of cookie-cutter exposition, intent on telling us everything but explaining very little.

Except there's a serious intent – explained at more length in this article – with the app helping Nasa monitor the effects of clouds on the Earth's climate.

Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) was so intent on making himself stand for nothing, explaining why he really didn't vote with Obama 97% of the time, he turned himself into the dullest possible candidate and young people, and people with strong Democratic principles just stayed home.

We started on the consumer side…and all the consumers who come to us are high-intent," he explains.