Betty, who misses her parents acutely, wants nothing more than to have children; Edward's consuming preoccupation is a fear of abandonment.
Ferguson acutely wanted Manchester United to finish first and thus avoid the prospect of facing Real Madrid, Barcelona or Bayern Munich, all of whom were guaranteed to top their groups.
As their parents, you, at best, feel their disappointment acutely and want to alleviate their pain (and your own).
I was acutely aware of not wanting to have a parochial existence".
But most acutely ill people just want an experienced person to take over, to do what has to be done and do it fast.
Museum directors, acutely aware that donors want to use museums as tools for economic development, are competing with one another to produce the most striking buildings.
Cameron is acutely aware that Merkel wants expectations lowered and that too many European politicians do the opposite at summits, leading to subsequent disappointment in the markets.
Netflix is so acutely aware that people want to watch things on their own time, and with DVRs and streaming services there's less adherence to a linear structure than ever.
While I've always been a get-it-done, check-it-off-the-list person, balancing my work and my personal life, now I am acutely aware that I want to spend more time on the things that matter, the people that matter, and leave my mark on the world, however small, by making it a better place.
Her experience is acutely rendered by Smith who clearly remembers what it is to be a spikily intelligent teenage girl: lost without wanting to admit it.
I am also acutely aware that our passengers want faster journeys with more trains and seats.
