Word: intention
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...resulting mixture is not always successful. Given Bial's experimental intent, it is ironic that his more traditional one acts boast the better acting and more inventive staging. But Bial's determination to probe the alternate meanings of the holidays results in a production with an overall effect greater than the sum of its parts...
...evidence is everywhere. If Marx's socio-economic dream was supposed to erase nationalism, then why are Lithuanians so intent on preserving their national tongue and culture from Russian encroachment? Why are the Armenians and Azerbaijanis slaughtering one another (with stolen Soviet military paraphernalia) over an Armenian-populated strip of land in Azerbaijan territory? Why are Central Asian republics like Uzbekistan, traditionally a politically docile state, now clamoring for more regional autonomy...
However, the intent of the book is not to sensationalize, but is rather what Mylroie calls "a unique effort to educate the American public about a country they know little about...
...attributed to me in an article that appeared in the November 1, 1990 issue of the What, "When is a Center not a Center?" I was cited as saying Harvard was not contributing any money to the Lyman Common Room. In fact, there was a substantial contribution made. My intent was to make it clear that Harvard cannot be released from its financial responsibility to provide for the different needs of almost half its undergraduates. A donation to Radcliffe is, while appreciated, insufficient. Co-president, Radcliffe Union of Students
Down on the Hudson stage, however, the protagonists were engaged not so much in truth seeking as in attempted murder. Kasparov, who calls Karpov "a creature of darkness," had declared his intent not just to defeat Karpov but to destroy him. Accordingly, Kasparov played the opening games with the confident, reckless belligerence of a young Ali. Karpov, though, was fully Frazier's equal. The result was mayhem rarely seen at that level of play. It was like a title fight with 10 knockdowns by Round 3 or, for the more delicate, like a ballet performed not on a stage...