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It was a very difficult day to know that people would say, “Oh, you lied,” because that was never the intention.

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That exclusionary zoning has led to racial segregation, and was often an explicit intention of the practice, is not an especially obscure view in urban planning.

This is one of those where it’s hard to tell what the intention behind the search is.

The governor’s office declined to comment on whether Newsom has any intention of granting a waiver.

That isn’t necessarily all that surprising when you consider we’ve spent the last 30 years building up an increasingly apocalyptic view of our political opponents and their intentions.

Their intentions may be good, but their execution and insight are lousy.

Despite general good intentions, however, even good physicians can deliver care that falls short.

The collective stresses that it has no intentions of museum-izing the materials it has gathered.

There is Jim Webb, who declared his intentions earlier this week.

We can only speculate as to the intentions behind these ambiguous words.

Louis was alone with this powerful man; for Lorenzo, with the same intentions as his master, had rushed out with the soldiers.

Unfortunately Massna's record was not such as to inspire confidence in the purity of his intentions.

What are these numerous Acts of Parliament and what are their objects, scope, and intentions?

The language and demeanor of Mr Bellamy seemed decisive of his intentions.

They had, perhaps, when they were thus accidentally lifted to power, no very definite intentions of any sort.

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On this page you'll find 54 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to intentions, such as: animus, bottom line, design, desire, drift, and end.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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