It was another long-sought goal and produced stones whose quality in some respects surpassed that of natural diamonds at their finest.

That had made him elated, briefly - until he realized that there was no way other than regular training to achieve his long-sought goal.

But the day that long-sought goal had finally been achieved, Kirk had felt anything but prepared.

Now he is the chairman, and is aggressively pursuing his long-sought goal of increasing spending on the armed forces.

Mere hours separated Zanigew from a long-sought goal that he would seek despite the lack of his electrical barrier.

No President who accomplishes that long-sought goal could fairly be assailed for lacking substance.

After they reached their long-sought goals, what then?

They saw but one present mission: to down this being who had placed himself at a vantage point close by their long-sought goal.

The Navy has been allowed to order two new aircraft carriers, achieving its long-sought goal of 15.

But having achieved their long-sought goal, the insurers were looking ahead with trepidation.