Example sentences of "with a desire for [noun] " in BNC.
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| 1 | In The Fire of Love he writes : Nowadays too many are consumed with a desire for knowledge rather than for love , so that they scarcely know what love is or what is its delight . |
| 2 | Like Khruschev 30 years earlier , Gorbachev was a relatively young and dynamic individual , who combined a determination to reform inside the Soviet Union with a desire for détente outside . |
| 3 | A farm worker with a desire for marriage and a family is often grateful , even eager , for the offer of a house with the job . |
| 4 | Finally , cattle could be stolen for adventure , often tinged with a desire for revenge . |
| 5 | She was hungry , not with a need for food but with a desire for tastes . |
| 6 | Anyone with a desire for truth will unreflectingly and instinctively do this . |
| 7 | The saga began with a desire for Argentina to prove that it was as good as the major technological powers . |