Example sentences of "[adv] intend [prep] [art] [adj] [noun sg] " in BNC.

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1 ‘ It was only intended as a short-term measure , ’ Schaffer objected , ‘ to keep the valley clear and give us the best possible chance for a manhunt . ’
2 The literature included here is only intended as a preliminary guide .
3 The explanation below is only intended as a brief reference guide .
4 It was all intended as a subtle joke .
5 ‘ They had to move them in a hurry when my people started going through the district and it was just intended as a temporary hiding-place .
6 It is not intended as a mass-market machine , says Dennis Saloky , DEC 's marketing programmes manager for NT .
7 It is not intended as a mass-market machine , says Dennis Saloky , DEC 's marketing programmes manager for NT .
8 Blame can not be laid at the doorstep of any single photographer , designer , journalist or editor — this is not intended as a smug pop at our predecessors , nor a dig at individuals .
9 Thus , it does not apply where the evidence establishes the existence of a collateral contract ; where it can be shown that the document was not intended as a complete record of the contract terms ; where its existence or operation was dependent upon some prior unexpected stipulation ; or where it was procured by some illegality or misrepresentation .
10 ‘ Support ’ in the Act is not intended as a universal service for all , but one selectively applied to ‘ children in need ’ .
11 The ‘ guide ’ is just that and is not intended as a rigid rule .
12 While not intended as a dogmatic definition , it was in fact little less .
13 Perhaps it was not intended as an overall plan .
14 This is not intended as an exhaustive list .
15 The first three instruments here are obviously not intended for the serious player but for the beginner , or to be strummed once in a while as a second or third instrument .
16 They 're not intended for the dedicated hiker .
17 However , whereas routine can become mechanical , ritual itself is always intended as a conscious act .
18 In what was clearly intended as a pre–emptive strike against Labour 's expected attack , it claimed the reforms were improving quality and responsiveness and providing ‘ even better value for money . ’
19 The GCC was not originally intended as a military security organisation but it created the framework for non-bloc security cooperation which in principle meant rejecting both Western offers of military protection and the Soviet scheme for an international conference to transform the Gulf into a neutral zone .
20 The 10,000-square foot building is part of a new complex designed by Chicago architect Helmut Jahn , and originally intended as a retail space .
21 This was originally intended as a binding Convention , but concerted lobbying by a number of timber-exporting countries , led by Malaysia , which viewed it as an attack on sovereignty , resulted in its transformation into a non-binding statement of intent .
22 Originally intended as the principal thoroughfare in the New Town designed by James Craig in 1765 , George Street was lined with not very distinguished buildings .
23 There are some published lists of subject headings which are plainly intended for a special purpose .
24 So this item is almost certainly intended as a genuine advertisement .
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