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But you must not suppose that he was capable of a gross selfishness, or that he could have been satisfied without persuading himself that he was seeking to infuse some happiness into Maggie’s life, —seeking this even more than any direct ends for himself.

I. In the Red Deeps. Book V—Wheat and Tares 1917

This is what we call the seeking of a harmonious world.

CNN Transcript Nov 16, 2009 2009

It is not exactly what you call seeking out the truth and reporting on it in order to set people free.

CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Karenna Gore Schiff Discusses Her Father's Campaign - August 17, 2000 2000

Mwenze stressed that the RDC rejected a Rwandan ceasefire plan which he described as seeking the partition of the country, as well as one from South Africa, which he said was "confused", though he gave no details.

ANC Daily News Briefing 1999

Every step which led him to the summit of power was prefaced by what he called seeking the Lord; that is, attending sermons and prayers, by which the suborned performers of those profane and solemn farces prepared their congregations to desire what their employers had previously determined to do; thus giving an air of divine inspiration to the projects of fraud, murder, and ambition.

The Loyalists, Vol. 1-3 An Historical Novel Jane West 1805

Set during the 1870s, the adventure in Butcher’s Crossing centers on a man named Will Andrews who drops out of Harvard and heads west to the small Kansas town of the title seeking "an original relation to nature."

Joe Penhall Adapting 'Butcher's Crossing' for Focus Features « FirstShowing.net 2009

I admire what Radiohead have done tremendously in seeking a new model.

The Cheap eBook Revolution: What's your Dream Price for eBooks? 2009

An earlier commenter pointed out, rightly, that there is nothing improper in seeking constitutional change, but then made no effort to explain why this change ought to be made, what problem it was supposed to solve, or why it would solve the problem.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Repeal the 17th Amendment? 2010

An earlier commenter pointed out, rightly, that there is nothing improper in seeking constitutional change, but then made no effort to explain why this change ought to be made, what problem it was supposed to solve, or why it would solve the problem.

The Volokh Conspiracy » Repeal the 17th Amendment? 2010

It may be that "the past is more manageable and easier to grasp," but since when has it been deemed that the art of the novel lies in seeking out that which is manageable and easy to grasp?

Historical Fiction 2010