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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
aspire .
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Examples
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But if Palin aspires to broader national leadership, if she is to get beyond an ideological glass ceiling, she needs to get beyond settling scores and hardening bases.
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In cantonments of stars, where the sword aspires In an arc of yearning, where we join in singing.
Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985
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In cantonments of stars, where the sword aspires In an arc of yearning, where we join in singing.
Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985
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In cantonments of stars, where the sword aspires In an arc of yearning, where we join in singing.
Dragons of Winter Night Weis, Margaret 1985
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No. Does science deserve the status to which it aspires, which is, the last definitive word on almost everything?
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In the episode "Robot Revolution," Kamen and his co-host, Joanne Colan, encounter three cutting-edge robots: a goofy-looking, four-legged robot designed to help soldiers in combat; another, inspired by a caterpillar, which can crawl through tiny spaces to find people trapped in rubble after a disaster; and Bina, which "aspires" to be the first robot to earn a doctorate.
Videos demonstrate some of the science behind football Post 2010
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Canada "aspires" to be a great nation, and truthfully that is the fault of many of its policies.
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According to 001, Ford had the A5 on display and said it "aspires" to get the quality levels of the Mustang up to par with Audi.
AutoSpies.com News 2010
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This is disturbingly reminiscent of George W. Bush stating that the U.S. "aspires" to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
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This is disturbingly reminiscent of George W. Bush stating that the U.S. "aspires" to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.
jmjarmstrong commented on the word aspires
JM aspires to work as a steeplejack.
June 19, 2011