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The phrase "a desire to keep" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when expressing a wish or intention to maintain something, whether it be a relationship, a habit, or a state of being.
Example: "She had a desire to keep the family traditions alive during the holidays."
Alternatives: "a wish to maintain" or "an intention to preserve".
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Keeping Best Coast focused on just the two of them is partly a desire to keep things pure and uncomplicated.
Their modesty might also have been a desire to keep their wealth under wraps.
This "trickle-down consumption" appears to result from a desire to keep up with the Joneses.
They're people who have a desire to keep things separate and more disconnected.
The Israeli prime minister has signalled a desire to keep talks focused on his archenemy.
Google has consistently expressed a desire to keep "an open internet".
A desire to keep things under control can become obsessions and compulsions.
For their part, Ms. Koller and Mr. Ng proclaim a desire to keep courses freely available to poor students worldwide.
Senior American officials have also expressed a desire to keep some training and counterterrorism troops in Afghanistan past 2014.
But a desire to keep assets close to home in hard times can cut both ways, Mr. Booth said.
"He was plainly motivated by a desire to keep both the Emir and Sheikh Hamad out of the picture".
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