Sentence examples for desire to define from inspiring English sources

I noticed in myself a very strong contrary desire to define myself as a Northern European.

The desire to define by binary lists is natural enough, but it is rarely helpful.

What united Ms. Sontag's output was a propulsive desire to define the forces that shape the modernist sensibility.

The orchestras' desire to define their place has taken visible form in a sudden push for new concert halls.

Of course, the desire to define relational rights and responsibilities with a partner, to have access to the protection that this kind of commitment affords, is rather conservative.

The shift from traditional social work roles toward a more refined definition of tasks was catalysed by a desire to define the professionalism of the sector.

This initiative came as a result of Rwandan desires to define the future of their country in the wake of tragedy.

More importantly, we desired to define the effect of Fe-SP with respect to tumor origin in a NCI-DTP study against a panel of cell lines which does not include NB cell lines but PC-3 cells, which served as internal standard for the present study.

The release of the records and the rebuke of the two central figures in L.A.'s molestation scandal signaled a clear desire by Gomez to define the sexual abuse crisis as a problem of a different era — and a different archbishop.

If improving health span is what we desire, then how to define health is not as simple as it appears.

An age of non-commitment, bet-hedging, unbridled narcissism and a rapacious desire to be defined by whatever over-stuffed burger we're plonking on Instagram.