Sentence examples for this was the intention from inspiring English sources

This was the intention of Sure Start.

This was the intention: to break down public belief in the very idea of a free national health service.

This was the intention, said the director, who described it as "the quiet film of the year".

Although this was the intention when the £9,000 cap was introduced, maybe a higher cap will encourage more marketisation.

Then I chanced on Clancy Martin's account of his early sexual experiences in Guernica's new issue, which was graphic and disturbing (perhaps this was the intention).

If we are offended, Bonello can say this was the intention, and he's just showing us the mindset of kids today, numbed by violence, angry and unfocused.

The organisation's president, Dana White, has already indicated this is the intention with an announcement for UFC 204 expected imminently.

"We are making it very clear that it is the law of the land — this is the intention of the legislature," he said on NDTV, a news channel.

It's bullying via sex appeal, and I'm not sure whether this is the intention or whether the character has been written clumsily, but right now it's not sitting well.

This is the intention of Sense-T, a sensing and data analysis project currently being developed in Tasmania by the CSIRO, University of Tasmania and numerous supporting parties including environmental groups and farmers.

Whether this is the intention or not turns out to be beside the point.