serious intent

collocation in English

meaningsofseriousandintent

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serious
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪə.ri.əs/us
/ˈsɪr.i.əs/
severe in ...
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intent
noun[U]
uk
/ɪnˈtent/us
/ɪnˈtent/
the fact that you want and plan to ...
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(Definition ofseriousandintentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofserious intent

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The same cannot be said of hisseriousintentto marry her.
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Presidential debates are hardly situations one associates with humour, since they are too fraught with consequences andseriousintent.
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Many of the new operations were set up apparently for the sole purpose of collecting the subsidy rather than with anyseriousintentto produce something.
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English is no longer a fresh instrument to be used with aseriousintentof asserting identities or resisting the traditional and customary.
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To qualify for a place on the programme, each offender had to show aseriousintentto reform.
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I accept one aspect of theseriousintentbehind new clause 4.
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The goodwill andseriousintentof both sides can be judged only by the outcome of these talks.
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Our sign ofseriousintentis that we will put positive programmes into practice, as well as issuing policy statements.
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What is the evidence of theseriousintentof these fine phrases about economy and ruthless cutting down of expenditure?
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How on earth could such candidates achieve that number of signatures, which would involveseriousintentby those signing?
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I detect that it is chiefly a probing amendment, but that it nevertheless has aseriousintent.
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It is quite obvious that the amendment is simply a propaganda move without anyseriousintentbehind it.
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Many people see an advantage in the financial commitment being an indication ofseriousintent.
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It is a sign of theseriousintentof the firm to establish a long-term presence.
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If it is ofseriousintent, we have already in embryo form the philosophy of a levy.
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One indication ofseriousintentwould be the dismantling of those structures.
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We have abandoned theseriousintentof being a major manufacturing nation.
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However, it has been established additionally during consultations that aseriousintentto order will be adequate to activate assistance from an overseas licensor.
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I know of theirseriousintentand welcome the statement.
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So, quiet diplomacy also has its role, but backed up by aseriousintentand the use of military intervention where necessary.
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