'prevailing desire' is a correct and usable part of a sentence in written English.
You can use this phrase to describe a strong, often overwhelming feeling or wish. For example: "Sally's prevailing desire was to become an actress."
It is one of the ways we discover otherness, and come to understand how people in other times and spaces thought differently, and it counteracts the prevailing desire to sit comfortably in our own bolstered self-image.
But it was deeply distasteful to many others, and not enough to make a difference.Despite throwing himself into a vigorous campaign, Mr Sarkozy failed to persuade enough voters that the inexperienced Mr Hollande did not have what it takes to be president—or to overcome a prevailing desire in France for change.
The Sisi mania underscored the prevailing desire for a decisive military man Egyptians can count on to stabilise Egypt.
Third, in accordance with the prevailing desire to employ gentle ventilatory strategies, we are simply looking for an easy and feasible technique to allow routine ventilation in ARDS patients to confer greater protection.
Last month, in keeping with prevailing desires and current nutritional wisdom, McDonald's abandoned margarine for butter.
In general, our actions are motivated by our prevailing desires, which can be generated by either the affections or the passions of various senses.
The study tried to unveil prevailing and desired organizational culture in the PHC setting of Cyprus in the light of the forthcoming healthcare reform.
We are conditioned to find such propositions taboo because an expression of straightforward, unencumbered desire transgresses prevailing ideology.
The very personal/universal nature of this writing process means romantic comedies, by extension, are like celluloid dissertations on the prevailing romantic attitudes, notions, desires, fears, needs, and hopes in America.
Statistical significant differences were identified between desired and prevailing cultures for all culture dimensions (p= 0.000).
An important finding of the study was the gap identified between desired and prevailing cultures, yielding statistical significance for all cultural dimensions.
