Sentence examples for perverse intent from inspiring English sources

Man, even the title of this programme lulls with perverse intent.

Indeed, the irresponsible exercise of free speech can have the opposite effect, fomenting even greater anti-Western sentiment and encouraging the perverse intent of the Taliban to purge all traces of "decadent Western Culture," especially notions about the rights of girls and women.

This second film — written by Alvin Sargent and directed, once again, by Sam Raimi — is, like the first installment, refreshingly perverse in its intent.

Director David Fincher followed the immensely successful neo-noir Seven (1995) with a film that developed into a cult favorite after its original, disappointing release: Fight Club (1999) is a sui generis mix of noir aesthetic, perverse comedy, speculative content, and satiric intent.

So lending a significant helping hand to companies intent on driving us towards disaster is perverse.

In testimony before the City Council last December, Ms. Stetzer said, "This perverse interpretation allows buildings that would be denied by the intent of the law".

Then there are our perverse individual income tax regulations which, since 1980, have been manipulated literally out of control, all with the intent of enriching the wealthiest of Americans so that they can 'trickle down' their wealth to the poorest - which of course they almost never do.

Very perverse.

The pattern is perverse.

Consider the perverse incentives.

It's perverse.