I deal with temptation by yielding to it. From LearnThat.org. [Mark Twain (1835-1910)]
He felt the temptation and his will power weakened. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
When he gets close the temptation is there to horse him the last couple feet but don't. From Wordnik.com. [Several people have expressed interest in flyfishing.] Reference
The first temptation when it comes to budgeting is what we call the temptation of the false emergency. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Aug 21, 2001] Reference
I hate to gloat, but the temptation is overwhelming. From Wordnik.com. [Government Overgrowth, II, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Thus the word temptation is used in that sense here. From Wordnik.com. Reference
But the ability to resist this temptation is variable. From Wordnik.com. [Easter Lemming Liberal News] Reference
What the temptation is (v. 17): Stolen waters are sweet. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume III (Job to Song of Solomon)] Reference
The only way to get rid of a temptation is to yield to it. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Costs of Inaction] Reference
Within temptation will also be cool, sharon will do great. From Wordnik.com. [Twilight Lexicon » Florence Welch on Eclipse Soundtrack Possibiliites] Reference
When writing a letter, the temptation is to say Querido Sr. From Wordnik.com. [Affectionate terms and adjectives.] Reference
Then, as those brands succeed, the temptation is to scale them. From Wordnik.com. [What about Ringo?] Reference
The temptation is strong to make excuses for this ghastly lapse. From Wordnik.com. [Death carries a camcorder] Reference
What she called her temptation left her at peace till she knew that. From Wordnik.com. [The White Sister] Reference
Like temptation from the garden, his fall is understandable and complete. From Wordnik.com. [Writing: Evolve Book Review « Colleen Anderson] Reference
One trouble about resisting a temptation is that it may never come again. From Wordnik.com. [Maxims and Light Verse] Reference
I know the temptation is high and the pressure can mount up, but c'mon. From Wordnik.com. [Fly Talk Photo Contest - Update] Reference
To be led into temptation is distinct from running into it, which would be. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible] Reference
You want to make things better, and the temptation is to change everything. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - American League] Reference
But still that temptation is there as human beings to ask what it all means. From Wordnik.com. [Berlinski's Wisdom] Reference
Failing to resist that particular temptation is of little moment, of course. From Wordnik.com. [Seizing appetite by the NAPE] Reference
The temptation is to try to wrestle the existing text into the corrected story. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Hobb sets things up...] Reference
The temptation is constant because it comes from within, from a Jedi's own self. From Wordnik.com. [Lance Mannion:] Reference
The temptation is to have the characters keep reminding the audience what year it is. From Wordnik.com. [Swinging with the proto-feminists] Reference
It's a falling target, yet the temptation is to simply raise up and shoot at the beak. From Wordnik.com. [Three Tips for Better Muzzle Management] Reference
The thing I see as a temptation is to not give every book you write the time it deserves. From Wordnik.com. [NOIR “WHORES”] Reference
The temptation is to hit the brakes when sometimes you have to take some risks to stay in front. From Wordnik.com. [Petacchi outsprints Cavendish to win Stage 2 of Giro d'Italia] Reference
The temptation is to trivialize what Bonds is doing because of what happened just three years ago. From Wordnik.com. [USATODAY.com - Bonds steadily approaches history] Reference
Politics is not only the highest of the practical sciences, but it is also the main temptation of man. From Wordnik.com. [Politics] Reference
He added: 'The strong temptation is to burgle or sack people - family, friends, neighbours, strangers. From Wordnik.com. [Poor? Go ahead and steal. - Shoryuken] Reference
If you have ever seen me in front of a bowl of potato chips, you would know that resisting temptation is not my forte. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-05-10] Reference
Ed: I think Bubba's fingers work independently of his brain - and I'll say no more, although the temptation is terrible!. From Wordnik.com. [First, Let's kill All the Lawyers] Reference
The temptation is great to oversimplify at best, and at worst to distort or even misrepresent other positions, the better to refute them. From Wordnik.com. [Snark: Joe Hagan on ‘haute zoologist’ Heidi Julavits] Reference
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