If westerners voted for the tariff measure, then eastern lawmakers would support a silver purchase bill that the westerners wanted.

VOA: special.2010.06.03

Senator Nelson did not want the campaign to be about the changes and actions he wanted for the environment.

VOA: special.2010.04.21

In nineteen sixty-nine, the people of Seneca Falls wanted to honor the women who took part in the struggle.

VOA: special.2009.03.13

Lincoln admitted that, even if the dispute could be settled peacefully, there were those who wanted to see the Union destroyed.

VOA: special.2009.07.30

The stampeders were in a hurry. They wanted to quickly travel to the area where they could find gold.

VOA: special.2009.02.04

She says Ruth Handler wanted the dolls to help girls think about what they wanted to do with their lives.

VOA: special.2009.04.06

His wife Jean said she wanted the museum to show not only his work, but also how he lived.

VOA: special.2009.10.25

Slidell returned to the United States,firm in the belief that only force could win the Mexican territories the United States wanted.

VOA: special.2009.02.19

He would join the army. He wanted to enter the United States Military Academy at West Point,New York.

VOA: special.2009.05.24

But the thing they wanted most was the thing they lacked - a child to call their own.

VOA: special.2009.02.28

If Yancey failed to get the statement he wanted, he would take Southern Democrats out of the convention.

VOA: special.2009.07.09

I paid the wine man the full price he wanted without asking you to taste the wine first.

VOA: special.2009.02.07

The man with the long, sad face wanted to hear news about the battles they had been fighting.

VOA: special.2010.05.10

He also wanted the music to express the kind of jazz music that Pollock listened to and enjoyed.

VOA: special.2010.03.24