In 1841, his desire to paint overcame his parents' opposition.

I am very sorry you feel no desire to overcome this condition.

For the moment, the desire to live overcame his fear of the Prison.

Actually she's afraid that her own emotions and desires will overcome her.

She came alive in his hands, of course; desire overcame her numb- ness.

In "Progress," men's sexual desires always overcome their best intentions.

"I've wanted to do certain things, but the desire to please sometimes overcomes that," he says.

The desire to run for the river overcame many of the soldiers, but they were beaten back at Avidius's order.

The desire to sleep now overcame Innokenty with peculiar force.

And I soon found out that the desire for victory did not overcome our devotion to ideals.