Although they are pursuing very different careers, have very different life stories and hold varied ambitions, their reasons for studying are very similar – they all see the MBA qualification as the means to gain the skills and confidence to take them in new directions and advance their careers.
Elaborate syntax and witty enjambment ensure that a dramatic tension between the speaker's ambition and his reason is maintained.
Reilly objected to Duncan Smith's minions taking her out of the museum and sending her to Poundland instead because they were stopping her fulfilling her ambition for no reason at all.
The Darien expedition is a rich chapter in raw capitalism, a classic instance of greed and ambition triumphing over reason.
Taylor scored twice in the 2010 League Two play-off final defeat to Dagenham and Redbridge at Wembley and cites the Us' ambition as his reason for joining.
The common people may be ruled by passion, but Peace finds that the courts of princes, who are supposed to be wiser than ordinary folk and in addition are the earthly representatives of the Prince of Peace, are more bellicose, motivated more by selfish ambition than by reason.
This undermined the tough impression given last week when General Musharraf enacted an anti-terrorism law much criticised by civil-liberties activists allowing suspects to be held without charge for up to a year.Pakistan's alleged co-operation, until very recently, with North Korea's clandestine nuclear ambitions is another reason to sup with General Musharraf with a long spoon.
The university's vice-chancellor, Professor Sir Ivor Crewe, said: "The online foundation degrees that we shall be offering are a major step forward in making excellent university courses available to those who have the ability and ambition but for reasons of work and family cannot attend university in the conventional way".
And here is Karp's internal memo, where he refers to his own "personal ambitions" as the reason for the departure.
But in the end this is his worst book, and for a sad, even noble, reason – his ambition here wildly exceeds his ability".
