Polish culture and religion were seen as threats to Russian imperial ambitions.

The three governments fear that Russia may still cling to imperial ambitions.

But the French have imperial ambitions - well, they always have.

It's my way of coping with the imperial ambitions of the living.

But the time for men of imperial ambition had passed.

In doing so, he linked "religious commitment with imperial ambition" that proved to be quite successful and powerful.

And there's a definite whiff of imperial ambition in the air once again.

It's probably a ways off, but Daryaei has imperial ambitions.

Moscow can't afford to maintain its forces or to pursue imperial ambitions.

Their political philosophy is laced with racism and imperial ambition.