Collocations withintent
These are words often used in combination withintent.
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aggressive intent
I believe that that aggressive intent is more indirect than direct.
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communicative intent
Within the scheme outlined above the new proposal can be classified as a directed search with strong communicative intent.
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criminal intent
Many shopkeepers were prosecuted for contravening these requirements: this was probably explained as much by their incapacity to monitor their own businesses as any criminal intent.
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declaration of intent
The poem itself can be no more than a declaration of intent, a promise of the musicodramatic whole of which it is but a fragment.
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deliberate intent
We believe that it is the heedless, careless antisocial actions that the order needs to target, not just those with deliberate intent.
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evil intent
Surely someone who declares an interest is more likely to want to participate in relevant debates, not always—or not usually—with evil intent.
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expression of intent
The expression of intent document also contains phrases about public relations exercises being undertaken to ensure that any opposition is kept to the minimum.
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hostile intent
When the peer's intent was ambiguous, the reactively aggressive groups were more likely than the other groups to attribute hostile intent.
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legislative intent
It is but a short hop to the conclusion that this is done in order to determine legislative intent.
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letter of intent
Following this, one subcontractor is issued a letter of intent for award of subcontract (while the other participants may receive a fixed reimbursement).
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malicious intent
This was surely not the result of any malicious intent, but rather due to the usual problems of communication and availability.
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original intent
The questions of original intent or purpose were of paramount importance.
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serious intent
The same cannot be said of his serious intent to marry her.
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sole intent
My sole intent is to make the legislation more practical and feasible for all those whom it affects.
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specific intent
Such intent relates to the act which is a violation of the criminal law, which does not require the specific intent to violate the law.
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stated intent
If the scheme succeeds in its stated intent, the amount spent will increase to £0250,000, so spending will increase.
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