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Today, I learned that while my mom was pregnant with me, she craved cigarettes so much that she named me Nicky after "nicotine. " FML.

It tormented me that we were denying Julia the sense of warmth and safety she obviously craved.

I wasn't ashamed of it. I craved, however, something different from the largely asphalt landscape I grew up in.

I found quiet and serenity for a brief moment, and I craved more of that.

He craved recognition from western counterparts. And he wanted to leave something behind.

The arrival of new boss Rafael Benitez changed all this, with the Scouser getting the permanent centre-back slot he'd always craved.

It would be a watered-down version of the line-item veto presidents have long craved but the Supreme Court has found unconstitutional.

It was all owing to his too affectionate nature, which craved for admiration.

What he loved most about the work was the community he had craved, the team effort he had been searching for.

Officials are suddenly less certain that this summer's Olympic games in Beijing will be the diplomatic triumph they had craved.

Faust craved worldly goods; the poor man had only to stretch out his hand.

I'd hold them close to try to absorb some of the blissful sleep that I craved.

She lived for her son, and her legacy was clear: a fat man who restlessly craved the attentions of beautiful women who could cook.

In his experimentation, Charles discovered that it was a conversation that he craved.

They were expensive combs, she knew, and her heart had simply craved and yearned over them without the least hope of possession.

He craved attention from his other relatives and his parents' friends, but especially from his father.

Mason had been overwhelmingly elected to the judgeship which he had so craved.

These prehistoric geologic wonders known as slot canyons have been craved by centuries of rain and erosion.

He only craved the best, as his mind conceived it, and such doings seemed to him a part of the best.

But finally, he found in the Islamic faith all the kind of disciplined life he has always craved for.

Up to 97% of women experience cravings, and chocolate is the most common and "intensely" craved food, according to a recent study.

But what I craved now was an acceptance.

China imports nearly a quarter of the U. S. soybean crop, in part to fatten hogs and chickens craved by China's middle class.

Of course the child enjoyed the drug-induced high, loved the effusive moments, craved others injections.

The likeness of her craved on my deepest mind, it bearded down my confidence drastically.

She craved attention by wearing odd socks, appearing in a friend's home movie with a fried egg on her stomach.

I never craved fame , wealth or social status - my only dream was to find an eternal lover .

But for Gaye, the peace he craved never came: On April 1st, 1984, he died in a family dispute -- shot by his father.

Once again, tortured with doubt, racked with a deathless grief, he craved an answer of the night.

Poe was a master at making enemies but he also craved praise and female companionship, though not necessarily sex.

The throes of a man who craved power but, as vice-president, had none, are anguishing to read.

These figures attracted support from people who craved authentic leaders, climbing to power through independence, rather than careerism.

Status Offline Some of the men craved the chance to keep proving themselves, perhaps to a doubting authority figure from their past.

As much as she craved travel and adventure, she valued her health more.

AMEDEO MODIGLIANI, an Italian Jew who painted mostly in France, craved many things during his short, unhappy life: hashish, absinthe, women.

It was hard to avoid the impression that Nixon, who thrived on crisis also craved disasters.

I craved knowledge, felt the shadow of my own mortality.

"How odd, " said Carrie, warm with delight. This was what her heart craved.

The baby eagle was hungry all the time, but the mother eagle would always come just in time with the food and love and attention he craved.

The Olympics would provide jobs, development and the international attention Chicago has desperately craved.

For three decades, India has craved a nuclear energy deal that would bring prestige and advanced technology.

In effect, she handed Pyongyang the bilateral contacts it has always craved.

What's deeply craved in my memory is how scared I was, while life full of fear definitely cannot be called "life" .

Botox, I thought, might just be the key to this regular life I desperately craved.

The artist craved recognition of his talents.

Some could not believe that their country has anything to do with the gadgets they craved.

Either way, China has begun to take a different attitude to the multinational companies whose investments and technology it once craved.

Rather than betraying the right, he has given it virtually everything it craved, from humongous tax cuts to conservative judges.

Having spent years terrorizing the towns of the Empire, Grimgor craved new enemies.

VW, meanwhile, gets the stable investor base it has long craved. It will be impregnable.

Ever since she can remember, India McKnight has craved adventure, dreaming of lands past the horizon.

He had at last secured the position for which he craved.

My mouth watered for it, my stomach craved it, my whole being begged for it.

"Yes, " I replied, with the certainty I knew she craved and trusted.

By becoming cult leaders, they receive the unconditional love, attention and acceptance from their followers they always craved.

I cuddled her and covered her head and face with the kisses she craved.

The most craved food by women in the United States is chocolate.

The attorney craved the court's indulgence.

They craved a better life in this world and the next.

His far-flung trade interests brought him wealth, but not the power he craved.

For a time he felt he could not remain, but to leave the house meant to leave the sound of her name, which he still craved;

They ate till they had more than enough, for he had given them what they craved.

The Copenhagen climate summit of 2009 was never going to deliver what its framers craved.

Then one day I met a mixed breed dog that was different than the other dogs in the area because she strongly craved human affection.

Long have fans craved an online multiplayer campaign in addition to historical battle scenarios and siege games.

with hungered flesh obscurely , he mutely craved to adore.

Pena-Hernandez craved the tropical fruits of Puerto Rico and the cool sea breeze.

What he craved was books of poetry and chivalry.

They willfully put God to the test by demanding the food they craved.

Becoming craved items for collectors.

For some time, she has craved the scent of eucalyptus on a recurrent basis.

I craved that praise because I was carrying around the residue of academic failure.

Nixon : The smart-asses at college, the high-ups, the well-born, the people whose respect we really wanted, really craved.

Everywherehe looked he saw families reunited, and finally, he saw the two whose company he craved most.

I used the magic you so despised to give your barren son a wife you craved.

The lonely orphan craved affection .

I sensed Mother communicating with this gift, a communication I'd craved for 50 years.

However, when united by a common grievance, they can also pose a potent threat to the "social stability" so craved by the Communist party.

If Mr Adler is right, Hill achieved the martyrdom he craved.

It was food his belly craved, not water.

Least loved by your mother, who craved a daughter.

But not the sort the dwarf craved for himself.

Kneeling before the king, the prisoner craved for mercy.

Three months on the Island was what his soul craved.

This is advanced aircraft work that the Japanese firms have craved for years.

The thirsty man craved water.

I have never once craved nor missed drinking wine since.

No soul will believe how long I will love you, yet no soul will understand how deep you craved into my heart.

I craved him.

So our hearts naturally craved the life-bringing shock of the passionate emotion in English literature.

Twenty years old and half a world away from home, I looked forward to mail call the way junkies craved their next fix.

Whatever he craved, I bought.

But before they turned from the food they craved, even while it was still in their mouths,

It should be the time I've craved for

(Well, he did say he craved criticism. )

the world of artificial intelligence is craved for by scientist

I craved for eating meat with every meal;

Now reaching to the glow I've craved for

10 years ago, I craved for eating meat with every meal;