Sentence examples for desires to settle from inspiring English sources

For example, Smith may not have any strong belief about whether Jones or Rodriguez will be his next boss; but he would be personally uncertain, in Stevenson's sense, about which will be his next boss only when he desires to settle between these beliefs, perhaps because he has decided to look for a new job were Jones to become his new boss.

This retreat signalled a strong desire to settle.

Alomar has not hidden his desire to settle in.

She was thirty-two and tottering under the weight of her desire: to settle down.

In 1988 Mr. Bizot returned to Phnom Penh, but he had no desire to settle there again.

Tension rages throughout between the desire to settle down and the urge to "keep moving".

After 250 victories, Mussina had no desire to settle into mediocrity.

The average age of first childbirth is now 28, driven up by people's desire to settle down later.

Rouhani has long signalled to Washington his desire to settle the nuclear issue, and not just as president.

In Beck's view, President Obama is driven by a desire to settle "old racial scores" and his ultimate goal is "reparations" for black Americans.

As its title suggests, the novella is too open in its desire to settle scores, too much like a catalogue of complaints.