Truth is like all beautiful things in the world; it does not disclose its desirability except to those who first feel the influence of falsehood. From LearnThat.org. [Kahlil Gibran.]
This limits the long-term desirability of the yen as a trading currency. From Wordnik.com. [Daniel Wagner: The Chinese Yuan vs. the Power of the Dollar] Reference
(Of course I could read it on my Kindle anytime, but will I notice a difference in desirability?). From Wordnik.com. [Tugging on the leash] Reference
The weakness of such arguments lies not in the long-term desirability of keeping Budgets in surplus and debt at optimal levels. From Wordnik.com. [The Australian | News |] Reference
Kleinsteuber emphasizes the differences in desirability and price among coins of the same type, date (or equivalent date) and certified grade. From Wordnik.com. [The Coin Market Phenomenon of 2009 is the Widening Gap between the Prices of High End and Low End Certified Coins : Coin Collecting News] Reference
Given that there is still disagreement among analysts over the long-term desirability of the acquisition, you have to wonder whether standards were higher for her. From Wordnik.com. [Carly’s Way | PopPolitics.com] Reference
He pictured in enthusiastic and vivid terms the desirability of escaping baldness -- and paid tributes to his copper plates. From Wordnik.com. [The Art of Public Speaking] Reference
That sort of question, once raised, is careless about the long-term desirability of alternatives which might appear to offer even illusory short-term relief. From Wordnik.com. [Facing Up to 1975] Reference
A state's live-in desirability?. From Wordnik.com. [Moral and Mental Development, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
And increased desirability is a good thing. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Trouble With High Rent] Reference
They also didn't manipulate "desirability" of these women's mates!. From Wordnik.com. [Evol. Psych Introduction Cont'd] Reference
The formulation of the clause which sets out conditions for the preeminence of legislation also reflects the fact that the "desirability" or. From Wordnik.com. [Building a United Nation] Reference
Competition means that the salary should reflect certain features about the job, such as desirability and the number of people going for it. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
Despite the gloomy news, developers are betting big on the Baja's "desirability" factor. From Wordnik.com. [BCBRdaily] Reference
"desirability" of the works of the artist in the current market. From Wordnik.com. [The Art Newspaper - RSS] Reference
One can make all the nice neat arguments about their desirability for it isn’t the desirability which is in question but the ability to borrow. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » The Bad Economics and Worse Political Science of Fiscal Retrenchment] Reference
I was just thinking of the desirability of doing so. From Wordnik.com. [An Autistic Student's Journey To College] Reference
As to the desirability of free transportation, see Report of. From Wordnik.com. [The Deaf Their Position in Society and the Provision for Their Education in the United States] Reference
Jacque then ranks the women according to their "desirability.". From Wordnik.com. [From Russia -- With Love?] Reference
The Company's agents in Madras realized the desirability of laying out. From Wordnik.com. [The Story of Madras] Reference
Knut the desirability of being very slow indeed, and he was working well. From Wordnik.com. [Lines in Pleasant Places Being the Aftermath of an Old Angler] Reference
I think there can be no need of dwelling on the desirability of this result. From Wordnik.com. [How to Tell Stories to Children, And Some Stories to Tell] Reference
He dwells at length upon the misery of life, and the desirability of a release from life. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
When we lose soft power we lose ground in terms of the desirability of made in America products. From Wordnik.com. [Rob Kall: Ground Zero Mosque Sensitivity and Terrorism: Mosque Opponents Good For Terrorism, Bad for America] Reference
To the desirability of dismissing from the mind futile desires current moral maxims bear witness. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
For fall, designers, so used to leading the way in defining beauty and desirability, became followers. From Wordnik.com. [Robin Givhan: The fashion world grows up, at least for a season] Reference
You will readily see the desirability of preserving at least one set each of the hind and front leg bones. From Wordnik.com. [Home Taxidermy for Pleasure and Profit A Guide for Those Who Wish to Prepare and Mount Animals, Birds, Fish, Reptiles, etc., for Home, Den, or Office Decoration] Reference
We are confronted with the general problem of the desirability of civilization, with all that that implies. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
"It may be the mark of the next stage of civilization that we rediscover the desirability of being a peasant.". From Wordnik.com. [HOBBY FARMERS: THE NEW PEASANTS] Reference
At first sight, this account of the relative desirability of pleasures and undesirability of pains seems sensible enough. From Wordnik.com. [A Handbook of Ethical Theory] Reference
The greatest challenge to universal desirability may be the battery: we need to improve price, range, power and refueling time. From Wordnik.com. [The Opportunity in Autos] Reference
After caring for an insane patient for a time at home, the question arises as to the desirability of sending him away to a sanitarium. From Wordnik.com. [The Home Medical Library, Volume II (of VI)] Reference
My father was exceedingly skeptical concerning the desirability of amateur photography, and flatly refused to furnish the necessary funds. From Wordnik.com. [Golden Days for Boys and Girls Volume XIII, No. 51: November 12, 1892] Reference
But in the process of recalibrating to go after Honda Civic and Toyota Corolla, the Jetta loses a certain German fineness and desirability. From Wordnik.com. [Volkswagen and the Perils of Less for Less] Reference
At Columbia University, the acceptance rate for applicants - a rough measure of desirability - has gone below 20 percent for the first time ever. From Wordnik.com. [We'll Take Manhattan] Reference
The Sons of Iraq — now called the Sons and Daughters of Iraq — is an example of the desirability of working with people you may have reservations about. From Wordnik.com. [Richard Danzig: How Obama Would Handle Putin] Reference
A review of the full context of his remarks shows that the senator was making a broader point about the desirability of a large majority to signal widespread support for reform. From Wordnik.com. [Letters: 'Why Joe Is No Joke'] Reference
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