Representative Fish looks at his son's ambition as part of a "family history of public service, which predates the Republican Party."

Despite the lingering pain, April almost laughed at his wife's unleashed ambition, one of the qualities that had drawn him to her all those years ago.

This is just like you, lying in here in the dark, sucking at your ambition, not knowing anything, not talking to any- body.

He had always believed that one day he'd succeed at his one prime ambition, that he'd make contact.

He took aim at Mr. Chalabi's perceived ambition to take charge of a provisional government.

She knew it, too, grinning at the kid's raw ambition and giving him a wink, pro to pro.

McCandless, appalled at Sharpe's ambition, did not know what to say.

She was amazed at his ambition; he had given her to understand he wanted to give up the theatre.

Captain Darling was obviously amused at my grandiose and "impossible" ambition... but he offered to show me the control room.

There was anger at his high-handedness, unease at his bald ambition.