primary intention

American  

noun

1. Logic. intention5a

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Example Sentences

Madoka Fukuda, a professor of international politics and China studies at Hosei University in Tokyo, said China’s primary intention is to seek an easing of trade restrictions by the United States on cutting-edge technology to re-energize the economy.

From Seattle Times

“The First Partner’s primary intention in coming forward was to ensure that Weinstein spends the rest of his life in prison,” Fegan said.

From Seattle Times

“The First Partner’s primary intention in coming forward was to ensure that Weinstein spends the rest of his life in prison. While the jury could not reach a verdict on the charges relating to her experience, we believe that her testimony, in chorus with the other brave victims’ testimonies, led to Weinstein’s conviction and the 16-year sentence he faces in California after he serves his New York sentence,” her attorney, Elizabeth Fegan, said in a statement.

From Los Angeles Times

The judge said that although the "primary intention" of the protest "was to gain media attention and not to cause damage to a work of art", the five were reckless in that they knew damage would be a "by-product" of their actions.

From BBC

Most of the purchases in Yankovic’s bag that fated afternoon were gifts for his daughter — which tells us that “Weird Al” is a generous father who ventures out into the world with the primary intention of making others happy.

From Washington Post