The stated intent of this funding was to recognize improved commitments to human rights and democracy.

Independent labels are often artist-owned (although not always), with a stated intent often being to control the quality of the artist's output.

The stated intent was to recruit intelligent individuals by presenting a series of puzzles which were to be solved, each in order, to find the next.

Future donors may not be inclined to leave money to charitable causes if they see that trustees, grant recipients, or policymakers do not respect the stated intent.

The torpedo ram's low profile and high speed were to make discovery and interception harder, as was the commonly stated intent for their attacks to take place at night.