Ms.Merkel says it is the intention of the international community "to raise the pressure" on the Afghans to begin taking over step by step.

VOA: standard.2009.09.07

But in a statement to reporters, State Department Spokesman Ian Kelly said the United States has no intention of renegotiating the Futenma plan or Guam relocation.

VOA: standard.2009.08.31

Abbas says the call was evidence the group Tehrik-e-Taliban Pakistan had planned the assault from South Waziristan with the intention of taking hostages in order to free captured militants.

VOA: standard.2009.10.12

He is going with the intention of listening,discussing,".

VOA: standard.2009.04.15

"Influenza is unpredictable," There is no way to determine how it is going to react among any one person or group of people, so for those reasons, people cannot really account for what is going to happen if they go into a situation with the intention of getting H1N1."

VOA: standard.2009.12.18

She said those include a lack of recognition of the deep concern over Iran's intention to continue enriching some uranium to high levels.

VOA: standard.2010.05.25

But the secretary stressed that the United States has "no intention" of withdrawing from Afghanistan, and said even a U.S.troop reduction is "very unlikely."

VOA: standard.2009.10.23

The Israeli leader says his government has expressed the intention to do unprecedented things to jump-start the process and he says the Americans are well aware of this.

VOA: standard.2009.11.01

She reaffirmed Mr.Obama's intention to begin withdrawing U.S.forces in July 2011 but said the pace, size and scope of the drawdown will be based on conditions on the ground.

VOA: standard.2009.12.05

He said under questioning the travel plan should not be seen as any kind of political signal, other than Clinton's intention, on this trip, to highlight the U.S.-India relationship.

VOA: standard.2009.07.15

"It is our intention to conclude this phase of our discussions in the very near future, within the timeframes that you suggest, to enable us to move on to the more important phase,".

VOA: standard.2009.09.14