Surely an intention inside somebody's head can't make any difference to what the machine does.

Not far into the show, however, an intention beyond satire makes itself evident.

Worthy causes and good intentions often make for bad or at least uninspiring dance.

"His good intentions have made for a dangerous game," said Polevoi.

Still, he would have done if it hadn't slipped his mind, and surely the intention made him culpable.

Was it your intention to make me feel foolish when I found out the truth?

Just as all the good intentions in the world couldn't make a coward brave.

The intention of the restorers was "to make it appear as though we had never been on the site".

On the contrary, precisely these intentions will make the social, environmental and global problems even worse.

He wasn't sure the intention made it as far as his lips.