Sentence examples for appetite given from inspiring English sources

In the Convivio Dante establishes the link between his political thought and his understanding of human appetite: given the pope's craving for worldly power, at the time there existed no proper spiritual models to direct the appetite toward God; and given the weakness of the empire, there existed no law sufficient to exercise a physical restraint on the will.

These traditional stories feature Raven as a culture hero, an alternately clever and stupid bird-human whose voracious hunger, greed, and erotic appetite give rise to violent and amorous adventures that explain how the world of humans came to be.

On screen Tracy's "ferocious appetite gives this story of a 13-year-old girl's extended period of debauchery and misery a magnetic volatility," Elvis Mitchell wrote in The New York Times.

In the end, the experience of the likes of Santi Cazorla and Tomas Rosicky, such comfortable ball players also blessed with vision and appetite, gave Arsenal the platform to edge the game.

They are indispensable, like a prizefighter's hours on the road…A good appetite gives an eater room to turn around in.

Learning to follow the cues your body gives you, as opposed to the cues your appetite gives you, can result in improved health.

McGinley said those buying appetites gave New York developers a strong incentive to work with him.

Seldom before or since has the phrase "carnal appetite" been given such literal interpretation.

Aside from increasing REE, smoking is known to suppress appetite, which given the anorexic state of uremia, can produce malnutrition by two ways – lowering intake and increasing energy expenditure.

To members of the Duggars' religious community, the path he outlines will have echoes of cautionary tales about dangerous appetites being given an inch and taking a mile.

Does he use that kind of charisma and power with thoughtfulness for others or is he someone whose appetites are given free rein and sometimes that results in being selfish and unmindful about how getting what he wants might hurt another?