Britain's Quest for a Role: A Diplomatic Memoir from Europe to the UN. by David Hannay.
Others come from Britain, the United States, France, Australia and other affluent countries, on what analysts describe as a quest for a role in a cause they see as noble and bigger than themselves.
As Campoverdi writes towards the end of her essay: "Now more than ever, we must recognize and accept the complexity of real women, and celebrate them in their quest for leadership roles".
Analysts said the latest deal with Australia, which is one of the biggest supplier of minerals and natural resources such as coal and iron ore to China, is a major step in Beijing's quest for a global role for its currency.
Its support for the Palestinian cause and its quest for a more dynamic role in the Islamic world will increase.
Turkey's quest for a robust regional role has emerged in recent years, along with a sense of disappointment – if not surprise – that its long-standing ambitions to join the EU have in effect been blocked by France and Germany, despite remaining formally on the table.
I believe that Russell Conwell must be smiling at these displays of callousness, masking as righteousness, and at the craven quest for money and the role it has come to play in our politics.
Sony's "EverQuest", for example, a fantasy role-playing game, has over 400,000 subscribers paying $13 a month.
While physiological functions of RIFIN proteins remain obscure, it is expected that future focus on RIFIN sub-families, the 25 AA insertion/deletion and the predicted conservation-shifted sites between these sub-groups will help to simplify the quest for understanding their biological roles in the parasite.
Another thing Secretary Powell has achieved is to plunge the Bush administration into the quest for a Mideast peace, the role it had sought to avoid.
