intended destination

collocation in English

meaningsofintendedanddestination

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intended
noun[C usually singular]
uk
/ɪnˈten.dɪd/us
/ɪnˈten.dɪd/
the person that you are going ...
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destination
noun[C]
uk
/ˌdes.tɪˈneɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌdes.təˈneɪ.ʃən/
the place where someone is going or where something is being sent ...
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(Definition ofintendedanddestinationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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At least 19 of the e-mails reached theirintendeddestination.
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As a result, theintendeddestinationof the diverted water is unclear, but there are at least two possibilities.
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The navigator uses intuition and traditional guidance in order to reach hisintendeddestination.
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As with the sendtype verbs, something that is e-mailed or faxed is intended, but not entailed, to reach itsintendeddestination.
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The ship's head is in the direction on the vision, theintendeddestination.
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One problem is ensuring that the aid gets to itsintendeddestination.
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Money that is given to help people in a crisis may not reach itsintendeddestination.
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That will mean selecting the best means of disposal, appointing a reputable contractor and ensuring that all the waste reaches itsintendeddestination.
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The authorities in that country must be furnished with proof that the goods have reached theirintendeddestinationand are not diverted elsewhere.
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We do all we can to ensure that food aid reaches itsintendeddestination.
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In his customary manner, he didn't reveal hisintendeddestination.
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A fox will go where it wants to go; a drag-hunt will lead the chase to itsintendeddestination.
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There is no information available on theintendeddestinationof the low enriched uranium.
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Arms exports are a major source of global instability when they are diverted from theirintendeddestinationand use.
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The specific earmarking or dedication of funds within the total aid programme should ensure that those funds reach theirintendeddestination.
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Exporters' written rating inquiries do not always specify theintendeddestinationnor is this necessary as advice is given with respect to all relevant destinations and controls.
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There would be great pressure to allow the would-be immigrant to proceed to hisintendeddestination and be at liberty pending the outcome of his appeal.
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I am glad to say that that means local authorities will be unable to solve other problems by diverting resources from theirintendeddestinationto other areas.
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They are people who are prepared to inflict the sort of agony and suffering that that cargo could have inflicted if it had reached itsintendeddestination.
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There is little benefit to the tourist or to the business if signs are provided a long distance away but disappear as one approaches one'sintendeddestination.
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