Sentence examples for intention of appealing from inspiring English sources

It is reminiscent of the Iranian poet Saadi's 13th-century collection of parables titled "Golestan," or The Rosegarden, with the obvious intention of appealing to Moghul rulers, for whom Persian was the language of literature and court usage.

Do they look like we have waged war against them?' " With the intention of appealing to voters beyond the party's base, many Republican women are simply avoiding the mention of abortion or gay rights because they are seen as too divisive in such a close, contentious race.

Of course, "Live Through This," MTV's first attempt at an hourlong dramatic series, has no intention of appealing to anyone old enough to have been at Woodstock, or even anyone old enough to have been fans of the Jackson Decker Band, the fictional group in the show.

It was also a nod to Winslet's cameo turn in Gervais's TV sitcom Extras, in which she played an Oscar-hungry version of herself, taking a role as a nun in a Nazi drama specifically with the intention of appealing to Academy voters.

She said she had no intention of appealing against the decision.

She said she had no intention of appealing against the decision and would continue to carry out her duties as an independent councillor.

The director acknowledged that the scene undercut his intention that the movie feel timeless but said, "I wouldn't want that to come at the expense of relevance, or of appealing to young people".

And that's how I found myself getting a makeover with the intention of becoming an appealing and profitable prostitute.

It lent a kind of appealing reality.

So it appears that the irrationality of having inconsistent intentions cannot be explained by appealing to run of the mill norms on desire and belief.

Like a thousand other coming-of-age-in-an-ethnic-family dramas, "Falling Awake" puts good intentions and appealing performances into the balance against clichés of dead-end neighborhoods and rebellious (but sensitive) youth.