Sentence examples for intentions not to from inspiring English sources

The goal of a production should be to enlighten the composer's intentions, not to submerge them beneath a director's vision.

The mission is depicted as a hopelessly absurd affair in which the Americans' main objective was (despite their good intentions) not to stop brutality but to protect themselves.

The government is concealing its intentions not to keep the EU guessing but to try to hide its internal confusions and divisions.

And yet the radar detector, there on the dashboard or window, serves notice to law enforcement officers about your intentions (not to mention, the devices are still illegal in some states).

We've charted a myriad social, psychological and economic processes which lead, despite our best intentions, not to reduction and restraint, but to an escalation, an acceleration of material demand and environmental impact.

This is an ordeal for them, because it is a test for the Obama administration's fine intentions not to deal with the dictator on his terms.The reporters, who come across as a little bit naive, were filming a piece about the plight of North Korean women who cross illegally into China's border regions in search of a better life.

She repeated her intention not to comply with his request.

Pérez Molina announced his intention not to renew the CICIG's mandate.

Dutton reiterated his intention not to put any child in harm's way.

In February he announced his intention not to seek a sixth term in the Senate.

How these meetings squared with President Bush's announced intention not to deal with Mr. Arafat was not clear.