The phrase "ambition to secure" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing goals or aspirations related to achieving something, often in a professional or personal context.
Example: "Her ambition to secure a leadership position in the company drove her to pursue additional training and networking opportunities."
Alternatives: "desire to obtain" or "goal to achieve".
Tehran, and to a lesser extent Syria, are alleged to have supplied weapons and money to Hizbullah and are due next month to deliver a response to a UN security council demand over their alleged ambition to secure a nuclear weapons capability.
Brazil wants to be recognised as a leader of the developing world; its long-standing ambition to secure a seat at the UN Security Council retains domestic support.
Headteachers must get the best out of students and staff, with a key ambition to secure educational excellence in all the nation's schools.
He used every opportunity to encourage and train others in the practice of employment law in pursuit of a lifetime's ambition to secure fair treatment for the underprivileged.
SYDNEY — The Sinosteel Corporation, the Chinese metals giant, made a hostile bid Friday for an Australian iron ore producer, underscoring China's ambition to secure raw materials to support its economy.
If you begin a doctorate in later life, this is often interpreted as a desire for intellectual stimulation, rather than an ambition to secure employment as a teacher and researcher.
October 25, 1692 Parma, Italy July 11 , 1766Aranjuez, Spain Isabella Farnese, Spanish Isabel de Farnesio, original Italian Elisabetta Farnese (born October 25, 1692, Parma, Duchy of Parma died July 11 , 1766 Aranjuez, Spain) queen consort of Philip V of Spain (reigned 1700 46), whose ambitions to secure Italian possessions for her children embroiled Spain in wars and intrigues for three decades.
The government should offer compensation to those it incarcerated without charge for up to six years, the UN's human rights committee said in its latest rebuke, which could harm Australia's ambitions to secure a seat on the powerful UN human rights council.
The reference to the Bank of England's regulatory requirements reflects Mondo's ambitions to secure a full U.K. banking license.
To achieve our first ambition - to secure the fastest productivity growth of our competitors over the next decade - business investment must rise and today I propose the further reforms needed to promote competition, innovation and entrepreneurship.
His initial ambition was to secure his place on the agriculture committee, where he could push the interests of the powerful tobacco lobby for which he had worked for years.
