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  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of aspire.

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Examples

  • 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.

    Palin's tale of two worlds 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • No. Does science deserve the status to which it aspires, which is, the last definitive word on almost everything?

    Intellectual Conservative Politics and Philosophy 2009

  • 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

  • Canada "aspires" to be a great nation, and truthfully that is the fault of many of its policies.

    Canada Report - Canada's Policy on Israel/Palestine 2008

  • 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

  • This is disturbingly reminiscent of George W. Bush stating that the U.S. "aspires" to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

  • This is disturbingly reminiscent of George W. Bush stating that the U.S. "aspires" to reduce greenhouse-gas emissions.

    AlterNet.org Main RSS Feed 2009

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  • JM aspires to work as a steeplejack.

    June 19, 2011