It has always been desirable to tell the truth, but seldom if ever necessary. From LearnThat.org. [Arthur James Balfour.]
A desirable job. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Fund some swank academic conferences in desirable locations. From Wordnik.com. [Changing the Politics of Academe] Reference
Which implies they live in desirable, still appreciating neighborhoods. From Wordnik.com. [A Psychological Bubble for Homeowners - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
And positions in desirable funds probably won't be available at a discount for long. From Wordnik.com. [Buyout Shops In Secondary State of Play] Reference
Prices increase as more people are willing to spend more money in desirable locations. From Wordnik.com. [Energy, Transportation, and Land Use Patterns « PubliCola] Reference
Corner lots in desirable locations sold that winter for from ten to thirty thousand dollars. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter XI] Reference
Iraq under Sunni-Saudi control might be desirable from the US standpoint, but is impossible. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » A Modest Proposal] Reference
To feel and to know that you 'have everything that can make life desirable' is indeed excellent. From Wordnik.com. [Letter 132] Reference
Making herself seem cool and/or desirable is her job, and she has an army of people to help her do it. From Wordnik.com. [SeeLight:] Reference
So you are pushing that the reason cities exist and are desirable is because of the face to face contact?. From Wordnik.com. [Matthew Yglesias » By Request: Missing the Trees] Reference
Hence the antithesis between work, as something intolerably tedious, and not-work, as something desirable, is false. From Wordnik.com. [The Road to Wigan Pier] Reference
The attainment of such an arrangement, if desirable, is the definite responsibility of the constituent elements of society. From Wordnik.com. [The Application of the Principles of Democracy to Industry's Labour Relations] Reference
How desirable is it that those who preach the same gospel should treat one another according to the pattern Peter here sets them!. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on the Whole Bible Volume VI (Acts to Revelation)] Reference
By any objective measure such places were, in estate agent parlance, "desirable" - affluent, attractive and above all safe. From Wordnik.com. [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference
Of course, cleaner (less CO2) emissions remain desirable. From Wordnik.com. [Global Warming...] Reference
I wanted a long term relationship, so I made the terms desirable but flexible. From Wordnik.com. [open source sex] Reference
The wording of user agreements isn’t even desirable from a legal standpoint. From Wordnik.com. [Word Fugitives] Reference
The city has been identified as a desirable venue for the event by attendees and the exhibitors. From Wordnik.com. Reference
She invited the town -- the fashionable, so-called desirable portion of it -- and waited the issue. From Wordnik.com. [The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors] Reference
It is a positive tragedy, this being calculatingly thrown at the head of a so-called desirable young man!. From Wordnik.com. [The Inner Sisterhood A Social Study in High Colors] Reference
It could hardly be described as a desirable residence, but it had one incomparable advantage: it possessed. From Wordnik.com. [A Surgeon in Belgium] Reference
The sequence, therefore, in the latter case also is direct; for the desirable is the contrary of the objectionable. From Wordnik.com. [Topics] Reference
First, Firefox is described as desirable only because of “the stuff she gets from that huge bunch of her admirers”. From Wordnik.com. [What if web-surfers were sexist pigs? « Gender Across Borders] Reference
Those places might be heavily inhabited but hardly considered "desirable". From Wordnik.com. [Is It Really Cheaper to Live in Mexico?] Reference
From the point of view of navigational safety it is "desirable" to protect both. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 8] Reference
"Attempts to classify some trading styles as 'desirable' or 'undesirable' are unproductive," said. From Wordnik.com. [Fast Traders Face Off With Big Investors Over 'Gaming'] Reference
The Down Under Desirabelles are talking favorite "desirable" movies, so swing by and add your picks. From Wordnik.com. [Favorite Movies] Reference
Congress in 2006 and of the White House in 2008 is not simply "desirable" – it is absolutely mandatory. From Wordnik.com. [The GOP is Certain to Win in 2006 �� Unless...] Reference
Others are investigating the equally sensitive genetics of 'desirable' traits, such as cognitive ability. From Wordnik.com. [October 2007] Reference
Honestly with the current iteration of android the iPhone will start becoming less and less of a "desirable" item to me. From Wordnik.com. [No More Free App Re-Downloads On iPhones | Lifehacker Australia] Reference
(ambitious as they may be) that are desirable - in other words, without planning - there is no vision of the future city. From Wordnik.com. [DMI Blog] Reference
But the proclamation that an "orderly reversal" of the dollar's decline is "desirable" rang hollow in the currency markets. From Wordnik.com. [Rush To The Exits] Reference
The group, known as the "Salt Lake City Writing Group," said it was "desirable" to include autism as one such health outcome. From Wordnik.com. [David Kirby: US Health Officials Back Study Idea on Vaccinated vs. Unvaccinated Children - Will Media Take Note?] Reference
Mr. Garnaut starts with the premise that it isn't "desirable" or "feasible" to "slow living standards" to fight climate change. From Wordnik.com. [Cap and Redistribute] Reference
And if there's some kind of cut-off as to what constitutes a "desirable" threshold of market penetration, why is that the case?. From Wordnik.com. [MIND MELD: How Do Media Tie-In Novels Affect SF/F?] Reference
Although I realize some consider East St. Louis less than "desirable," at least I've learned who needs to be convinced otherwise. From Wordnik.com. [His Honor] Reference
Can anybody suggest "desirable" yet modest neighborhoods in Guadalajara where we may start to look for a house/apartment to rent?. From Wordnik.com. [Neighborhoods in Guadalajara] Reference
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