This vision doubled her long-standing desire to become a nun.

The lawyers wrote, "Mr. Clinton took the opportunity to sexually assault her just outside the Oval Office, apparently fulfilling a long-standing desire of his."

The project fulfilled Carpenter's long-standing desire to make a martial arts film.

Hence the long-standing desire of many colonial administrators to establish a unified structure became feasible.

Indeed, Mr. Miller said the sites satisfy a long-standing desire among shoppers.

On April 18, 1887, Leskov wrote a letter to Tolstoy asking for permission to visit him in Moscow so as to fulfill a "long-standing desire".

Damon shows that he has nurtured a long-standing desire to reunite with Katherine throughout the first season.

Maplewood High School opened its doors in 1956 to a community that had a long-standing desire for a school.

Her long-standing desire to work as an actress finally came true at age 18.

The Singaporean Ambassador has again drawn my attention to his country's long-standing desire to conclude a free trade agreement with the EU.