Sentence examples for wished to end from inspiring English sources

It is also true that Nixon in 1971 was far more worried about America's protracted war in Vietnam, which, typically, he wished to end without admitting defeat.

"We met three years ago at a reading in …" Marc wished to end this conversation, and sheepishly explained his desire to meet and kiss someone by midnight.

As an encore, Mr. Phillips, who said he wished to end the concert "back where we began, in the Sistine Chapel," led a lovely rendition of Palestrina's "Nunc Dimittis" for double choir.

Lawyers for both campaigners had argued that those who wished to end their lives but were unable to do so should be able to seek assistance to do so without the nurse or doctor being criminalised.

In the wake of a serious crisis within the armed forces over the succession to Geisel, Figueiredo defeated the hardline candidate, General Silvio Frota, who wished to end the gradual process of political liberalisation begun by Geisel.

One reason for this revolutionary step in British tennis was that the British L.T.A., under the leadership of chairman Derek Hardwick, wished to end "shamateurism" under which a tournament had to shell out, under the table, to the ranking amateurs, sums of money far exceeding their expenses in order to assure their appearance.

So I simply wish to end our friendship".

Under the supervision of doctors, patients wishing to end their lives will be allowed to take lethal drugs.

Abortion opponents would impose all the risks of pregnancy on women who wish to end their pregnancies.

Suitably, a lot of ballerinas pick Juliet as the role they would wish to end their careers with.

Or, at least, it does if you don't wish to end up with egg splattered across your reputation.