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in tent

  • n  an anticipated outcome that is intended or that guides your planned actions
    his intent was to provide a new translation
    good intentions are not enough
  • n  the intended meaning of a communication
  • s  giving or marked by complete attention to
    so intent on this fantastic...narrative that she hardly stirred"- Walter de la Mare

  • In a region where simple words and gestures can be taken as weighty indicators of intent, Arabs and Israelis alike will see much meaning in the return of Dennis Ross.
  • The horror of its intent only became obvious a few hours later, when the customer, Charles Joseph Whitman, 25, a student of architectural engineering at the University of Texas .
  • In a region where simple words and gestures can be taken as weighty indicators of intent, Arabs and Israelis alike will see much meaning in the return of Dennis Ross.
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  • Raymond Kelly in Herald Sun
    Mr Kelly said it was "the intent of whoever did this to cause mayhem, create casualties".
  • Barack Obama in The Gazette (Montreal)
    Obama said he was struggling with "how to balance creating a process that adheres to rule of law, habeas corpus, basic principles of Anglo-American legal system, but doing it in a way that doesn't result in releasing people who are intent on blowing...
  • David Letterman in Sky News
    Letterman told viewers: "I told a joke that was beyond flawed, and my intent is completely meaningless compared to the perception."

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