I. adjective
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so
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Harry was so intent on his work that he did not hear the door open.
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I think you were so intent on winning that you didn't care what happened to anyone that got in your way.
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I think what they mean is that they appear so intent on their work that they don't seem to notice onlookers.
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For a moment the boy was so intent , Lois thought tears would spring to his eyes.
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If you're so intent on keeping the young alive then why don't you ban rock climbing?
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Why he was so intent on seducing her was beyond her comprehension.
too
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They were too intent on the priest or each other.
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They are too intent on their game to notice the blur of his body running by.
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Tish intends to do some drawing, but is too intent on keeping a diary.
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He had not heard them pass him; he had been too intent on watching the singer.
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He was too intent on catching the female rogue who had taken his grey.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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an intent gaze
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He couldn't have observed her intent scrutiny which was fuelled by an unfamiliar feeling she found deeply shocking.
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He is intent only on saving his own skin.
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Still onward pressed the columns, each seemingly intent to be ahead and enter first the rebel works.
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The children were all intent and serious.
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The Hammonds, intent on fraud, certainly would not have explained the proposed sale transaction to Mrs. Steed.
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They were wide and very intent , the pupils dilated, and an expression of most extraordinary expectancy on her face.
II. noun
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■ ADJECTIVE
criminal
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Mr Jones pleaded guilty to possessing a firearm with criminal intent and affray.
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Police say few police investigations have been opened in these cases because of sketchy information or absence of criminal intent .
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Protective agency workers, however, are not investigating for criminal intent .
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Anywhere he settles, even for a minute, you sense an air of criminal intent .
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Most experts such as Koss focus on factors outside of criminal intent that contribute to date and acquaintance rape.
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And the war was portrayed not only as criminal in intent but also as criminal in conduct.
evil
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The mental suffering and the evil intent won't be separated.
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Why should it suspect these harmless creatures of any evil intent ?
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Pockets were emptied of loose change, parcels scanned as if for a malignant tumour and handbags rifled for evidence of evil intent .
serious
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The Natural Step There's a serious intent behind this frivolity.
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At the time of the Xerox visit, Apple had a working prototype of a machine that reeked of serious intent .
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As a gesture, rather than with serious intent , I bank fished.
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She struggled momentarily but not, it seemed, with serious intent .
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The overdose did not appear to have involved serious suicidal intent .
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But it is entertainment with a serious intent .
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After all, the best comedy has a serious intent , and Forsyth clearly wants to evoke more than just laughter.
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Oldenberg's Lipstick is therefore transgressive precisely because it blends serious intent and playful imagery.
suicidal
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The second group comprises patients who inflict serious injuries on themselves with considerable suicidal intent .
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The overdose did not appear to have involved serious suicidal intent .
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Janet, a 14-year-old schoolgirl, had taken an overdose of paracetamol in circumstances which suggested low suicidal intent .
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Only very rarely has the patient carried out the act with suicidal intent in mind.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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He was convicted of possession of cocaine with intent to sell.
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It is not my intent to deny the value of university education.
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The intent of the change was to give local officials more power to make decisions.
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The gun was fired with intent .
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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At Guinness, these principles constitute our Strategic Intent . you have already seen the first part of that intent.
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At times, without ill intent , we overburden ourselves.
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Bock looked frightened, but Grigoriev's face was predatory and full of avid intent .
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He was convicted of abduction with intent to defile and could be sentenced to 20 years to life imprisonment.
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His team certainly were, and as a reflection of new intent , they quickly got the turning-point goal.
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It was not my intent or purpose to injure her.
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It will culminate Wednesday, the first day that binding letters of intent may be signed.
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Redmond denied attempted murder but admitted wounding with intent .