Sentence examples for intention of seizing from inspiring English sources

Fourth, President Bush must make absolutely clear now -- before war -- that the United States has no intention of seizing Iraqi oil fields, which belong to the Iraqi people.

An ensuing court battle dragged on for years until the authorities showed up to his ranch in April 2014 with the intention of seizing his cows, which the government classified as an illegal trespass on public lands.

Photograph: DUMITRU DORU/EPA Updated at 3.58pm BST 3.44pm BST A crowd of pro-Russian demonstrators has converged on Donetsk airport with the apparent intention of seizing control of it, the Guardian's Alec Luhn (@ASLuhn) reports.

On 22 September, Scharnhorst and Gneisenau approached the island of Papeete in French Polynesia with the intention of seizing the coal stockpiled in the harbor.

Antony invaded Media Atropatene (modern Iranian Azerbaijan), then ruled by Parthia's ally Artavasdes I of Media Atropatene, with the intention of seizing the capital Praaspa, the location of which is now unknown.

And a protester who tried to get close to Trump at an event in Dayton, Ohio — with the intention of seizing the microphone and calling Trump a racist — rightly was stopped by the Secret Service and arrested.

Through it all, the Oneidas have said that they have no intention of physically seizing anyone's land.

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights, a group based in Britain that has a network of contacts in Syria, said much of the fighting on Wednesday was in districts next to Yarmouk, which insurgents have sought to occupy as part of their stated intention to seize control of the central part of the capital.

On the Web site of Mr. Ponta, the government has denied any intention to seize control of the cultural apparatus or limit freedom of expression.

In its civil complaint, the S.E.C. contended that with Mr. Milken's help, the Posners had secretly arranged to "park" Fischbach stock, or place it with Mr. Boesky, to conceal their intention to seize control of the company.

In its civil complaint, the S.E.C. contended that with Mr. Milken's help, Mr. Posner and his son secretly arranged to "park" Fischbach stock, or place it with Mr. Boesky, to conceal their intention to seize control of the company.