The 2008 transition , for all intents and purposes , failed .

2008年的权利转换，对所有的意图和目的而言终告失败。

Unfortunately , as the year progresses , most new years resolution tend to fall by the wayside and end up as mere intents .

不幸的是，随着一年的时间时间推进，大部分的新年计划都会落入歧途，并最终成为只是纯粹的意图想法。

For all social intents and purposes -- and what other intents and purposes are there ?

为了社会意图有什么其他的目的呢？

These are questions only a philosopher would ask ; for to all intents and purposes they make no difference whatever .

只有哲学家才会提出这样的问题；因为对于所有意图和目的来说它们什么差别也没有。

For all practical intents and purposes , the speed of light is an insurmountable threshold .

对所有的实际意图和目的，光速是不可逾越的临界值。