The Americans, however, had the incomparable advantage of knowing the intentions of the Japanese in advance, thanks to the U.S. intelligence services' having broken the Japanese Navy's code and deciphered key radio transmissions.
Last month, Lantos accused Yahoo! of knowing Beijing's intentions when the government requested the information about Shi Tao, prompting Tuesday's hearing.
Even so, the standoff between Iran and the West sometimes resembles a poker game with potentially lethal stakes, as both Iran and its adversaries maneuver for advantage with no way of knowing their opponent's ultimate intentions.
Quite a few participants talked in various ways about the importance of knowing and understanding the underlying intentions and justifications of the use of coercion.
Be extra careful when giving your computer to a stranger, as you have no way of knowing whether they have malicious intentions or not.
The language they use to describe their quest may be different, but the intention is the same -- to tap into a higher dimension of knowing and become self-realized.
But as a girl swiping through Tinder, you'd have no way of knowing the difference between the two guys' intentions.
If we were in the unrealistic situation of knowing that both agents had exactly the same intentions, the same strength of commitment to their plans, and so on, then we would no longer be inclined to treat them differently.
"I had no way of knowing she didn't want it … It wasn't my intention, I'm sorry it happened like that".
The two versions of the questionnaire (A vs. B) were also assessed in univariate analyses to test the potential effect of knowing, or not knowing, patients' wishes and this was significantly related to intention (p < 0.0001).
