The clear intent is "use black or blue ink."
For years that was accepted as the clear intent of several Federal civil rights laws.
The compromise was that it could only be used where there was clear legislative intent.
My week in Singapore tells me four things: first, when a government shows clear, long-term strategic intent it can be formidable.
"I think there was a clear intent on the part of those in the trailer yesterday to intimidate, to threaten."
He saw the clear intent in her eyes and knew he was doomed.
The clear intent is to foster discussion of serious change.
He spoke with clear intent to defame a worthy opponent.
When its own documents display a clear intent to monopolize through such means, the case is cold.
And the statute sometimes - in one section it says, "clear intent of the voter."