1.   He had nursed an ambition to become a writer for many years.

2.   He had nursed an ambition to lead his own big orchestra.

3.   Since then Gilford has nursed an ambition to become a major figure in the game and has proved one of the strong men on the PGA European tour.

4.   Like another ex-general who nursed presidential ambitions -- Dwight Eisenhower -- Powell would likely be the only challenger already viewed as presidential.

5.   Piech is also nursing ambitions in the even more exclusive area of high-performance sports cars.

6.   She returned to her native New Mexico, did some teaching in Santa Fe and nursed her ambition to have her own ensemble of actors.

7.   Vallone is known to be nursing gubernatorial ambitions.

8.   But she refused to say if she nursed ambitions for the job.

9.   Dr. Ofonagoro said that it would be a futile effort for any minister currently serving in the regime of General Abacha to nurse political ambition, NAN said.