The phrase "a desire less" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to express a lack of desire, but the construction is awkward and unclear.
Example: "After years of searching for happiness, I found myself with a desire less for material possessions."
Alternatives: "a lack of desire" or "less desire".
What the Arab uprisings revealed is that today's people, in the Arab world assuredly but not only there, desire less a unified ideology around a single leader or leadership that touts triumphalism over some form of evil and more a system of governance that promotes accountability, transparency and protects every individual's needs and interests.
The other is to desire less". Perhaps, an easy and (more) step we can take to grow in "our lifestyle of enough" is to make a new year's resolution to give away our birthdays so that those living in extreme poverty might simply live.
Many youths express a desire for less enforcement of religion and greater interest in Islam's diversity.
There is, in truth, a reformist element to its programme, including a desire for less inequality and an impartial enforcement of laws.
In her dinnerware and vases, Ms. Zeisel applied modernist principles that fed a desire for less formal styles of living and objects of beauty and utility.
It wasn't immediately clear what drove the fantasy — a desire for less free-floating hostility in the campaign, I suppose, but that seemed too easy.
But after midterm elections widely interpreted as signaling at least in part a desire for less polarization, what is most striking along the campaign trail is the disjunction between the messages of the two sides.
"In certain liberal societies, the culture is such that there is an excessive concern about individual freedom and privacy which leads to a desire for less government," he replied, perhaps, alluding to western secularists.
While Constable praised Rice's brilliance and inventiveness, there remains a suspicion that the Globe's decision to part company with her may be down to a desire for less controversy.
"In other words, the image of expensive holidays still applies above all to what we like to call 'winter sports' and the general publish has shown a desire for less costly activities".
