He wanted to make an instrument that could play a note longer than notes played on a traditional acoustic guitar.

VOA: special.2009.09.27

He wanted to express his feelings for the form of the skyscraper while deepening his understanding of architecture, engineering and construction.

VOA: special.2010.07.30

he wrote a letter to Rand. He wrote that he wanted to discuss the relationship between psychology and Rand's ideas.

VOA: special.2010.06.06

Lawmakers in Congress wanted to make it possible to send mail all the way across the United States by land.

VOA: special.2010.04.26

He said the United States must build up its sea power,too, if it wanted to be a great nation.

VOA: special.2010.07.08

But when the others finally asked his opinion, he admitted that he wanted to continue taking care of the baby himself.

VOA: special.2009.06.06

Jefferson had a wish. He wanted to discover a waterway that crossed from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific.

VOA: special.2010.01.11

He wanted to recognize the people who have created what he called "the most popular music of our time."

VOA: special.2009.10.19

Supporters of slavery wanted to organize a constitutional convention that could put Kansas into the Union as a slave state.

VOA: special.2009.05.21

She's named after my sister-in-law." "Well I always liked the name Sebastian, so I wanted to name our older son Sebastian.

VOA: special.2009.07.06

Researchers at the Mayo Clinic in Minnesota wanted to see how NSAIDs might affect prostates that are enlarged but not cancerous.

VOA: special.2009.10.20

"So when I came out of the Army, I had already decided I wanted to be part of breaking down segregation.

VOA: special.2010.04.24

She said Ian Shaw was among several people who could not find paying jobs but still wanted to work.

VOA: special.2009.04.03

They wanted to start a fight. They would wait for someone to be brave enough to try to hit it off.

VOA: special.2010.01.17