expressed intention
collocation in Englishmeaningsofexpressandintention
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express
adjective[before noun]
uk/ɪkˈspres/us/ɪkˈspres/
moving or being ...
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intention
noun[C or U]
uk/ɪnˈten.ʃən/us/ɪnˈten.ʃən/
something that you want and plan ...
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(Definition ofexpressandintentionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This sits a little oddly with herexpressedintentionto ' view the establishment of hospital care of the mentally ill as a great ' ' humanist project ' ' ' (p. 2).
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Itsexpressedintention, throughout a long period, was the desire for a 12-mile exclusive limit.
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The clearlyexpressedintentionof the legislature to restore publicity to land dealing was thus frustrated to the benefit of those who profited from secrecy.
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What is the court to make of the franklyexpressedintentionof the couple to the court to live together if consent is not granted?
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I have always assumed that noexpressedintentionis irrevocable until it has been implemented.
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The board has been forced to reconsider its programme and is now of the view that it will be unable to fulfil itsexpressedintention.
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It is ourexpressedintentionto encourage the direct grant schools.
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Their ownexpressedintentionis to complete the sale as soon as possible to produce significant effects on the public sector borrowing requirement.
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Secondly, a substantial proportion of the addicts who enter hospital with theexpressedintentionof accepting treatment leave almost immediately and before undertaking treatment.
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Last week's resolution also takes account of the: "expressedintentionof the parties".
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I prefer to be limited rather than argue for something to be done which is different from theexpressedintention.
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Is this carrying out fairly and honourably theexpressedintentionof this fund at the time it was brought into existence?
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With reluctance, the board at present feels that it must go back on itsexpressedintention, as it has had to do in other cases.
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It has thatexpressedintention, so why not freely admit it?
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The distinction would be determined by the employer'sexpressedintentionto engage members of specified trade unions.
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Theexpressedintentionis that the regulations should prescribe at least one inspection a year.
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Theirexpressedintentionto turn their face against all postal ballots calls into question the very title of their political party, but we should leave that for another day.
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In view of theexpressedintentionto safeguard the manufacturers of civil aircraft, he should have placed orders along the lines suggested or facilitated the placing of those orders.
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It was contended that so literal a construction of the cession would not lead to any absurdity; neither would it be contrary to theexpressedintentionof the parties.
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Theexpressedintentionof the campaign is to get participants to speak up and discuss, with friends and family, the humanitarian, civil rights, conservation, and equality issues they support.
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