However, his main ambitions still lie over two laps.

Though my ambitions till now have lain elsewhere, I confess he moved me.

Murray's third ambition - and perhaps the most important one of all in her mind - lies in developing a more balanced coaching workforce.

This may seem modest for veteran time travelers, but given world events of the past few months, who is to say where ambition lies?

His ambitions did not lie in the direction of mental achievement.

After that, one can only guess in which direction his ambitions lie.

The ambition here lies in the method, not the moral.

However, Olive's real ambitions did not lie in the direction of writing.

I want to win, of course-but my real ambition lies elsewhere.

I have been trying to decide where the ambition lies in this grim, telling novel.