I understand the popular desire to have what we had before.

When the Court declares a statute unconstitutional it overrides current popular desires.

Romanticism led directly to a strong popular desire to bring about religious revival, nationalism and populism.

And recycling responds to the popular desire to conserve.

However, popular desire for unity was such that the party felt it could not afford to oppose it outright.

It leads to questioning, to a popular desire to take part in the decision-making process.

This revolt had broad support, though the upper classes were eventually alienated by popular desire to reform the whole system.

The opposition, however, is resonating with popular desire to hold direct presidential elections for the first time since 1971.

Clearly there is an overwhelming popular desire to fight terrorism and to help its victims.

The lack of clear leadership led to civil and military unrest, and for a popular desire to restore the monarchy.