Sentence examples for was intended a from inspiring English sources

Mr. Khoan's pledge was intended, a Vietnamese official said, to reach out to the United States.

"We assured the Russians that no harm was intended," a senior U.S. diplomat said, adding that the United States did not accept responsibility and that the convoy was "in the wrong place at the wrong time". Five people were injured.

To ensure that the survey measured what was intended, a pilot survey was first conducted.

Though, as Tribune is a multi-media company competing at the most dramatic cross-roads in media history, I would have hoped that the use of a brilliant parody to demonstrate the ills of popular TV would have been an effective communication vehicle and that people would have taken it as it was intended; a parody that illustrates what not to do.

And now the government is intending a further crackdown.

(This was intended as a compliment).

The comment was intended as a compliment.

The sobriquet, conferred by Cicero, was intended as a compliment.

The book was intended as a religious guide.

"The fine was intended as a wake-up call".

Google Glass was intended as a premium product.