I longed for something unattainable.

For example, he sought to expose corruption at local level.

Jamal did not seek to promote himself or gain power.

I tried to help others a lot.

... there was, as Bismarck himself said, a premium upon the maintenance of peace.

He aspired to be a famous actor.

He aspired to be a famous actor.

He aspired to be a famous actor.

He aspired to be a famous actor.

So what is Kim up to with this latest attack on South Korea?

Although the king was eager for war in Europe, his ministers were more cautious.

He was eager to tie the knot.

The International Monetary Fund, for example, had actually pursued sharp downsizing in the preceding years.

Mehmood was always trying to better himself and grow.

He was eager to return to school in September.

From its earliest days, the European Union has aimed for balanced economic development across its many regions.

Or does the West aspire to reach a compromise with Russia and Iran that would leave Assad s regime in place?

Yet it has also become more sophisticated at achieving the same ends that Gerashchenko sought.

Marlin's, the father in Finding Nemo, was to prevent harm.

Although Metternich sought to deter any possible French resurgence, he restored France s prewar frontiers.

Indeed, Yeltsin was fearless, and sought not his personal survival, but the survival of the democratic idea that he introduced to Russia.

Uribe has tended to walk back from the brink every time Chávez has provoked Colombia, and has never wanted to go after FARC guerrilla sanctuaries in Venezuela.

Smith intended to establish the New Jerusalem in North America, called Zion .

Since its launch in 2000, the GAVI Alliance has sought to increase access to life saving vaccines for the world s poorest children.

That explains why Park has sought closer ties with China, even though South Korea s natural regional partner is democratic Japan.

Since taking office in May, he has strived to deliver.

Today, it seems all but certain that Berlusconi will never be elected President of Italy, the post to which he has always aspired.

For his part, Thaksin has sought to portray the recent election results as being all about him.

Durkheim's thought Throughout his career, Durkheim was concerned primarily with three goals.

The Committee for the Study of the Legal Status of Women sought to inquire into the status of women all over the world.

Koizumi sought smaller government and set clear numerical targets for fiscal consolidation, including a primary budget balance in 10 years.

First and most importantly, these equilibrium rates are based on a theoretical model where long run current account balances tend toward zero.

But President George W. Bush had, from the beginning of his administration, sought to undermine multilateral institutions and agreements.

China sought unsuccessfully to exempt PNEs from the CTBT, a pact still not in force.

Along with his anti American discourse, Chávez also attempted to boost integration processes across Latin America.

But as Erdogan looked to extend his power, Gulen's undoubted influence inside the government became a hindrance.

Thompson went on to become a fierce critic of Nixon, both during and after his presidency.

Henry of Winchester was keen to reverse what he perceived as encroachment by the Norman kings on the rights of the church.

Whatever the advantages of a cabinet comprising solely members of his Partido Acción Nacional (PAN), this is not what Calderón sought.

The agreement would include a land corridor connecting Gaza and the West Bank a divided Jerusalem with guaranteed access for all to religious sites

This is not a problem with which Keynes was familiar, much less one that he sought to address.

But he was more than willing to occupy center stage in Arab diplomacy s support of the Annapolis peace conference.

This led Bush to seek to adjust the international order to India s benefit, most notably by negotiating an exemption from the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty for India.

By accompanying its growing hard power with efforts to make itself more attractive, China aimed to stem its neighbors fears and tendency to balance Chinese power.

The result has been a disaster in Africa, with farm productivity stagnant for decades. The Bank also pushed for privatization of national health systems, water utilities, and road and power networks, and grossly underfinanced these critical sectors.