Example sentences of "[noun] [verb] [pos pn] intention [verb] the " in BNC.
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| 1 | On Feb. 13 the Soviet Union and United States announced their intention to reduce the number of their troops stationed in Central Europe to 195,000 each , while the United States would be allowed to station an additional 30,000 troops in other European countries ( primarily Italy , Turkey and the United Kingdom ) . |
| 2 | To boost this low volume of activity the German banks who invested over DM 10 million in the exchange announced their intention to give the DTB preference in Bund derivative trading in 1991 . |
| 3 | July 1 : Nine leading Soviet reformers announced their intention to form the Democratic Reform Movement [ see p. 38347 ] . |
| 4 | The ANC defended its intention to stage the demonstration , as part of its mass action campaign [ see p. 39037 ] , on the grounds that Gqozo 's regime had prevented free political activity in Ciskei and had effectively prohibited the ANC organizing within the homeland 's population of 850,000 . |
| 5 | The Prime Minister was the first world leader to announce his intention to attend the Earth Summit in Rio de Janeiro this June . |
| 6 | [ That this House regrets the Government 's failure to deal with the imminent threat of wholesale breaches of the law on Sunday trading ; expresses concern that Ministers appear to be running away from their responsibility to uphold the law as soon as one or more large commercial organisations express their intention to ignore the law ; greatly regrets the way that this situation puts pressure on responsible and law-abiding retailers to open on Sundays simply to protect their market share ; further regrets the damage that is likely to be done to small shops and family businesses as a consequence ; considers that sensible progress to modernising the law should be made on the basis of the REST proposals put forward by Keep Sunday Special ; and calls on the Government actively to pursue the regulation of Sunday trading in a way which deals fairly with employees , their families and with community and commercial interests . ] |
| 7 | In September 1944 the leaders of Belgium , Holland and Luxembourg declared their intention to form the Benelux customs union . |
| 8 | This is a firm rule , and it means that the courts will not force publishers to withdraw or recall books and magazines from distribution if they are prepared to swear an affidavit verifying their intention to justify the allegation which is the subject matter of the libel . |
| 9 | On Sept. 26 the government announced its intention to abandon the Fort , which the LTTE claimed already to have captured . |
| 10 | On Dec. 9 and 25 the Macedonian representative Vasil Turpovski announced his intention to leave the Presidency . |
| 11 | The courts , however , insisted on the legality of their original verdict and Congress declared its intention to challenge the constitutional validity of Collor 's decree . |
| 12 | as if to reassure the Danzigers , on the first day of the election campaign Hitler announced his intention to renegotiate the Anglo-German Air and Naval pacts . |
| 13 | Both Cardinal Hume and the Archbishop of Canterbury declared their intention to fight the making of the film , and the Prime Minister declared that Thorsen would be ‘ a most unwelcome and undesirable visitor to these shores ’ . |
| 14 | Bretonnian King Charlen announces his intention to carry the Errantry Wars east into the Border Princes and beyond . |