Smith was close to his mother, who probably encouraged him to pursue his scholarly ambitions. The war was the result of conflicting expansionist ambitions. Savonarola chastised him for his worldly ambitions. He never succeeded in his grand ambitions. Her appearance causes a controversy that endangers his political ambitions. The Lisbon Treaty further strengthened the leadership ambitions. They suspected that it concealed Portuguese expansionist ambitions over the region. For most of his life James harboured ambitions for success as a playwright. He saw his tetrarchic system fail, torn by the selfish ambitions of his successors. The group decided to take a break to fulfill other ambitions and opportunities. Equally curtailed by Mucianus were Domitian's military ambitions. Mary became a faithful supporter of his political ambitions. Hong became increasingly suspicious of Yang's ambitions and his network of spies. It falls short of its own tall ambitions. Its sinking effectively ended Nazi nuclear ambitions.