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The phrase "adding to the temptation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing factors that increase the allure or appeal of a particular choice or action.
Example: "The delicious aroma of freshly baked cookies was adding to the temptation to indulge in a sweet treat."
Alternatives: "increasing the allure" or "heightening the appeal".
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In much of America, for instance, consumers do not have much choice when it comes to broadband service, adding to the temptation for providers to abuse their position.
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Having an aerial aquarium of oligarchs next door will surely only add to the temptation for any budding bomb enthusiasts.
English devolution and the northern powerhouse agenda add to the temptation ministers must feel to directly intervene in choices about which projects to support.
Knowing that neither his accounting firm, Wall Street analysts nor his directors will call him on it only adds to the temptation.
Some experts suggest that the growth of the internet has added to the temptation to carry on working and supplement a pension income.
In Italy, the centre-left Democratic Party is proposing a "Google tax", forcing internet firms to use local agencies to handle their advertising business, and thus generate tax revenue.And then there is the general temptation to add to the weight of regulation.
Homeowners bought big, thinking that the value of houses would rise forever:If we add to these temptations a period of financial gain that anesthetizes the general population… it is easy to see how tulip bulbs, internet stocks, gold, real estate, and fraudulent hedge funds could develop into bubbles.
But auditors say this may add to confusion).The temptation this year will be to express some doubts about funding uncertainties, but auditors realise that if they do that too widely, the caveat will become meaningless.
"Using other people's money for your own purposes is way down in the lowest circle of hell," Judge McMahon told him, adding, "You succumbed to the temptation, as so many have before".
"The temptation is always to add something of your own," said Jordan Salcito, the mixologist at Gilt at the New York Palace Hotel in Midtown, whose own Dark 'n' Stormy sticks to the lawful recipe save for the dash of fresh lime juice she adds to brighten the flavors.
The temptation to add to this cohort Anthony Weiner, another minor character with a manna-from-heaven name and career story, is nearly overwhelming.
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