Plunging markets and the president's desire for some good economic news could be just the spur.
A desire for some kind of revenge, with confusion about what that would mean or accomplish.
I sense, after my six-week wander, a growing impatience among the Theory Class, a desire for some clearcut resolutions.
"Particularly at these institutions with these highly motivated students, the desire for some kind of early decision is not likely to abate," Mr. Hawkins said.
— Steven Erlanger I want President Morsi to know that millions of Americans were supportive of Egypt's desire for some form of democracy.
But Mr. Gubing says that customer research suggested an emerging bravado, a desire for some attention, and that led to some styling changes.
Being the son and brother of former presidents doesn't afford Bush U.S. Secret Service protection -- but given his family ties, the desire for some security perhaps isn't surprising.
As elsewhere in the world, the normalising of 26.2 miles seems to have driven a desire for some runners to push their limits further.
Therefore, a female artist's need or desire for some privacy and time to attend to her looks before going on stage is viewed as an irritant and liability.
In fact, the desire for some sort of retribution has also fueled much of Iraq's exuberant new brand of social activism.
It's not so much that he seeks consensus (although he does) as that he seeks to instill a commitment and desire for some solution to, or resolution of, a problem which the group now "owns".
