Sentence examples for intention to crush from inspiring English sources

The scale of the assault and the mounting death toll underlined the government's intention to crush the uprising by force, despite international condemnation and its own tentative and mostly illusory reforms ostensibly aimed at placating protesters' demands.

If the prosecution's intention was to crush a leftwing firebrand, it didn't go to plan: Tomlinson went into prison a not particularly educated or well-known rightwinger, and came out a well-read socialist and soon-to-be star who would become the trade union movement's popular champion for the next four decades.

Since a cease-fire brokered by the United States and Russia collapsed this past week, the Syrian government has made no secret of its intention to use military force to crush its enemies.

The second day of assaults on the city, Hama, signaled the intention of the government of President Bashar al-Assad to crush the uprising by force.

"He had to crush it".

He chose to crush me".

Silence is harder to crush.

"We intend to crush the can".

Dictators will only try to crush rebellions.

To crush or to suck?

Chorus appears to crush the competition here.