desired,

The irony was that Aristide was being accused of serious human rights violations, and democracy in Haiti left much to be desired,

ANC Daily News Briefing 2004

The past year's negotiations about self-determination were frustrating, and progress on the matter left much to be desired,

ANC Daily News Briefing 1997

They thought that with the privations they would impose on our people, the difficulties that they would impose on our economic development, that discontent, counterrevolution, would find a base and that once and for all they would defeat the aspirations of this little nation whose possession they desired,

CASTRO SPEAKS TO COMMEMORATE 9 APRIL STRIKE 1968

A father once said to a little boy, not so obedient as might be desired,

Children's Rhymes, Children's Games, Children's Songs, Children's Stories A Book for Bairns and Big Folk Robert Ford

If I had ever felt she was a burden to the selfish freedom I desired,

The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 29, March, 1860 Various

For determination of the available energy of foods under different experimental conditions, and where great accuracy is desired,

Human Foods and Their Nutritive Value Harry Snyder

And if further proof of the swiftness with which God may act is desired,

Woman's Life in Colonial Days Carl Holliday

-- If a dish that is not only appetizing, but sufficient in food value to be used as a meat substitute, is desired,

Woman's Institute Library of Cookery Volume 2: Milk, Butter and Cheese; Eggs; Vegetables

On the invitations sent out may be engraved, if desired,

The Book of Good Manners; a Guide to Polite Usage for All Social Functions Walter Cox Green

Græca Majora -- 1st.vol. or Xenophon, or Homer -- 4 books, if particularly desired,

North Carolina Schools and Academies 1790-1840 A Documentary History Charles Lee 1915