Sentence examples for signs of intention from inspiring English sources

The most important evidence of this appears in a passage at the beginning of Part XII where Philo says that no one can be so stupid as to reject the view that there are signs of intention and design in this world and that it is evident, as Cleanthes has argued, "that the works of nature bear a great analogy to the productions of art" (D, 12.6/216 7 — my emphasis).

The number of trials in which the child showed some sign of intention became the second outcome measure of the total intentional solution score.

The giantess belongs to that frightening species of machines that are beginning to show signs of hostile intention.

The authorities said Mr. Alalouf had shown signs of bad intentions earlier.

But after a restaurant bombing kills nineteen people, and it becomes apparent that his wife was the bomber, he plunges into the world of Islamic extremism, trying to understand how he missed signs of her intentions.

Within this range, the robot considers both the predicted path and the face orientation as signs of human intentions.

For the members of Xenophanes' audience "Iris" referred to the messenger goddess of Homer's Iliad (2, 686) and Hesiod's Theogony (780) and a set of atmospheric phenomena (halos, coronae, and cloud iridescence) commonly considered portents or signs of the intentions of divine beings.

She called the government's actions "clearly not a sign of their intention to cooperate in good faith".

The clearest sign of his intention can be found not in the letter but on the back of the envelope, which he marked with a return address of subtle tenderness: "From: a former admirer of J. Daniel-Norman".

In a sign of its intention to wage a hostile battle, it wants a judge to rule that all 13 of Anheuser's directors are liable to removal through a vote by shareholders – including five recently elected board members.

Even though the postal agency uses no taxpayer money and supports itself, he hopes the action will be seen as a sign of his intention to reduce the wasteful spending that has Japan shouldering a huge deficit.