It was a genuine desire, not just a fleeting thought.

"On the one hand, we have a genuine desire for a strong Europe," said a senior administration official.

There does seem to be a genuine desire to do well in the competition outside of England.

There is the genuine desire to balance the budget, which I share.

The one thing these candidates have in common is a genuine desire for fundamental change.

"There is a genuine desire to get our heads together and see what can be done," one French official said, "because we want to."

Many are motivated by a genuine desire to contribute something of worth to the world.

You've been very helpful and, I consider, shown a genuine desire to reform.

This has come about from a completely genuine desire to do a piece of theatrical work.

Baghdad said the decision did not come from "a genuine desire" for peace.