Sentence examples for intention absent from inspiring English sources

Intentions resist reconsideration they are relatively stable, in the sense that we take ourselves to be settled on a course of action when we intend it, and it seems to be irrational to reconsider an intention absent specific reason for doing so.

And so instrumental coherence would be explained by Closure, Belief Consistency, and the requirement to be aware of one's absent intention in this context.

(There was no worry about the heart, already absent by intention).

In nearly all countries, an arsonist may be prosecuted for murder if someone dies as a result of the act, even if the intention to kill is absent.

Vālmīki himself was hailed by later classical poets as the first true poet (kavi), and indeed much of his work has a poetic freshness and literary intention that is largely absent from the Mahābhārata.

Affected foals often show head tremors (intention tremor), reduced or absent menace response and cerebellar ataxia.

Nakhid, a former Trinidad and Tobago international, had stated his intention to stand but was absent from the list released by the governing body.

(Deputy national-security adviser Tony Blinken did tell NPR on Friday that Obama has no "intention to use that authority absent Congress backing him," but the President hasn't answered that question directly himself).

Each MCDD criterion was recorded as present or absent as our intention was to use the MCDD criteria as the general framework for determining latent classes.

By 6 months, he developed constipation, urinary retention, worsening of "bouncing eyes," intermittent head jerking back, and exam showed new pendular nystagmus with vertical gaze, asymmetric upper extremity postural and intention tremor, brisk patellar reflexes, absent Achilles reflexes, diminished distal vibration and pin prick perception, and slight orthostasis by pulse.

Nicole Simonsen, a women's studies major at UConn, said regardless of Herbst's intentions, her response so far is "absent of sensitivity and adequate outrage" about the issue at hand.