Sentence examples for intent on garnering from inspiring English sources

The president seemed intent on garnering credit for making himself personally responsible for these targeted killings.

As intent as Obama was on garnering Curtis' release, advisors said, the administration still refused to pay ransoms or make any other concessions to terrorists.

Away from the glare of politicians intent on using schools to garner votes, the staff of special schools can quietly focus on what really matters: making their school a welcoming place.

The BKR served mostly as a police organisation, partly because the political leadership were intent on using diplomacy to garner international recognition of the new country and partly to avoid appearing overly aggressive to the Japanese forces still in the archipelago.

And yet, when I thought about how the audience responded to these missionaries, I realized that their welcome and their enthusiasm was pretty ironic, given that the musical is intent on poking fun at Mormons, not on garnering potential converts.

He is intent on avoiding another one.

Indeed, the only way the GOP can claw itself back to political relevance is to garner attention from Obama and the Democrats - and sadly, it seems Obama seems intent on helping the GOP get back in the game.

But China seems particularly intent on Germany.

Burkle was intent on helping him.

Some are intent on making biological machines.

These giraffes seemed intent on coming together.