But it would not allow the Devils to run the arena, which has been a long-held desire of John McMullen, the team's owner.

Love for him, and her long-held desire for a family.

But he said nothing else, simply came over her and kissed her with the fierceness of long-held desire set free.

A blind man today fulfilled his long-held desire to drive but was arrested after he struck a telephone pole after a three-mile ride through the streets here.

On at least one occasion, Merrick was able to fulfill a long-held desire to visit the theatre.

Under the auspices of producer Norman Granz, Parker fulfilled a long-held desire to record in a string setting.

It was simply the fulfilment of a long-held desire that left her feeling so, she told herself.

He resolved at once to do this, to abandon his long-held desire for a symbolic cremation.

When you deliver something that matches someone's long-held desire, you win.

David confessed to a yearning to do an ocean crossing, and also to a long-held desire to visit Scotland, as his mother was born in Glasgow.