He wrote that his mother's 'hopeful ambition ran high of being able to make me a good scholar.'

But in time ambition - his ambition to be president - ran parallel to compassion.

But the foundation's ambitions run well beyond simply halting the loss of species.

It occurred to us, though, that perhaps his ambitions run in a different direction.

Don't let your ambition run away with you.

His discussions with the parties had been about the election "in general" and he had no ambitions to run for political office.

Do their ambitions run that far ahead of us?

No grand theme or ambition ran though them.

That is hardly surprising for a woman who says her ambition in high school was "to run a company."

Both men are believed to harbor ambitions to run a studio eventually, and their personal relationship is said to be strained.