He wanted to be all she had ever desired in a man.

He desired her in a way no other man ever had.

The situation still leaves a lot to be desired in this area.

Every one would desire the latter in the case of his own state.

What he did or desired in Paris we do not know.

I blamed myself for making him desire me in a way that wasn't right.

But it left something to be desired in the area of endurance.

I want to be desired and needed in a more personal way than by children.

However, the situation still leaves a great deal to be desired, certainly in the area of development cooperation.

The student population on the whole has had little to say about the search process or the qualities desired in a university president.