Example sentences of "a desire to be [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | All three Synods have some common features , a desire to be attentive to the circumstances of today 's world , a desire to deepen our mutual understanding of what it means to be the church , following our different callings and collaborating in our common mission , and a call to renew our sense of being an evangelising church . |
| 2 | Either through the necessity to obtain items which they believe are essential or through a desire to be one of the gang and valued by their peers . |
| 3 | Rabuka made a series of confusing statements during 1990-91 , but appeared to indicate that he continued to harbour political ambitions , including a desire to be Prime Minister . |
| 4 | It seems to me that these dreams were not only manifestations of hunger , but that they also evinced a desire to be normal and part of the natural world . |
| 5 | Taken in a more generous light , there may be a concern here not to throw out hundreds of years of wisdom and depth in a desire to be trendy . |
| 6 | How there is rivalry , a desire to be first , but played out within established rules of conduct . |
| 7 | The Ego wants a loving relationship with the sole aim of feeling ‘ special ’ to someone — not from a desire to be loving and to be truly intimate . |
| 8 | Most of the new churches will have a desire to be involved in their community . |
| 9 | Does this show a desire to be involved in the performance ? |
| 10 | I came out as a result of sexual frustration and a desire to be honest with myself . |
| 11 | In this predominantly part-time area only 47% of wives would have tackled an emergency themselves yet 74% indicated a desire to be able to do more on the farm . |
| 12 | Many expressed a desire to be able to get in touch , particularly with others who studied with them at Stirling . |
| 13 | This did not reflect a desire to be impartial , but recognition that Spain 's objective economic and military weakness precluded any other option at this stage . |
| 14 | But a desire to be fair , a wish to be absolutely certain , and an understandable reluctance to accuse someone of perfidy who has been a friend of mine for six difficult years made me pull the telephone back to my mouth . |
| 15 | It is conceded that this was a mistake , flowing from a desire to be fair to the defence . |
| 16 | It operates in a world of synchronicities and shared unconsciousness , driven by love , a desire to be whole and the pursuit of grace . |
| 17 | Ronnie Hodgins , senior lecturer in charge of knitwear at the college , says ‘ This course offers a unique experience to people of any age who have a desire to be creative . |