The phrase "a function of desire" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing psychology, motivation, or the relationship between desire and behavior.
Example: "The choices we make in life are often a function of desire, reflecting our deepest wants and needs."
Alternatives: "an expression of desire" or "a result of desire."
In view of the numerous parameters that influence the RBS filtering properties, we propose and discuss a methodology to support the design of RBSs as a function of desired filtering properties.
This paper examines the performance of active isolation systems for microgravity space experiments as a function of desired transmissibilities which are chosen to be either much below or close to what can be tolerated.
Their last major honour was the 2005 FA Cup, and the manager suggested that Fabregas's disaffection – as displayed in a recent interview with a Spanish magazine – was a function of his desire for silverware.
The content is also changing, particularly as studios strive to get trailers into theaters as long as six months before a film opens, a function of their desire to affect press coverage of movies in production and thus "fertilize" the audience's attitudes.
Framing is active at all times and is a function of our desire to control and master events that look complex at first sight.
Duncan earlier told the 8th annual Canadian Science Policy Conference that the year-long delay in appointing a national science adviser was a function of her desire to ensure that the appointee is armed with "the appropriate roles and responsibilities".
Bennett claims this is purely a function of his desire for privacy.
It also modulates the timing of the erectile process, which occurs as a function of sexual desire, coordinating penile erection with sex.
Over or under reporting of health risk behaviors is in part a function of the desire of respondents to please interviewers, regardless of whether responses were collected by phone or in personal interviews.
