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Meanings of bent on in English

Fixed in your purpose.

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Usage of bent on in English
1
However, few observers believe the army is bent on seizing power again.
Reuters
2
This Government is hell- bent on eradicating as many democractic bodies as possible.
The Irish Times
3
China views Tsai as a separatist bent on formal independence for Taiwan.
Radio NZ
4
These were bent on the natural progression and conclusion of the dance.
Taken Alive
5
The party, or a significant part of it, was hell- bent on change.
A journey: my political life
6
We were bent on only one purpose: the destruction of El's believers.
Demon: a memoir
7
I don't think you can fight a crowd that's bent on cruelty.
Under the dome: a novel
8
Organized labor had long been bent on pushing its way into Parliament.
The Leading Facts of English History
9
Her eyes were bent on him fixedly; her face was of marble.
A Love Episode
10
All thoughts were now bent on the instant passage of the Cordilleras.
History of the Conquest of Peru / With a Preliminary View of the...
11
But such a goalkeeper was more exposed by teams bent on attack.
Reuters
12
All bent on war, and meaning to have it in some form.
Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle
13
And who now seemed hell- bent on the destruction of the Royal Family.
Warlord: an alex hawke novel
14
A low curse escaped him as the blade bent on the links.
The Perils of Pauline
15
Those bent on a social revolution fall into two classes-socialistsand anarchists.
The Mind in the Making: The Relation of Intelligence to Social R...
16
Once Llewelyn glanced up and met the look she bent on him.
The Lord of Dynevor: A Tale of the Times of Edward the First
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Bent on through the time
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United Kingdom
Common
Ireland
Less common
United States of America
Less common