The phrase "as a temptation" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing something that serves as an enticement or lure, often in a moral or ethical context.
Example: "He viewed the offer as a temptation that could lead him astray from his principles."
Alternatives: "as an enticement" or "as a lure".
Ms. Vega looks at passion as a temptation to be resisted lest she be swallowed up in it.
The Gospel According to Matthew described the temptation of Jesus by Satan in the wilderness as a temptation to worldly power.
Through such aperçus and vignettes, Mr. Meyer identifies the booby traps of imperial self-delusion, warning against the Asian heartland as a "temptation to be resisted".
Because the researchers could not bring in a real woman to act as a temptation, they created a virtual-reality game in which two out of four rooms included subliminal images of an attractive woman.
Perhaps he does not notice the spark of erotic interest that passes between him and this stranger or perhaps, at least at first, he regards it as a temptation to be conquered.
The supposed glitch, of course, had been put there as a temptation by the researchers, Kathleen Vohs of the University of Minnesota and Jonathan Schooler of the University of California, Santa Barbara.
First, of course, spying on, say, political opponents is as much a temptation with TAO as it is with the NSA's bulk collection programs.
Positive roles and virtuous actions, even in sex comedies such as "Dirty Grandpa and Mike and Daveve," are as much of a temptation for an actor as they are a trap.
Then, when your hand rubs across the scab, it will not be as much of a temptation to pick at it, plus it will be harder to find a place to pick.
Those tailwinds have turned into potentially stiff headwinds for the global economy.On the other hand, credit markets are beginning to repair themselves, a shipping glut may help to offset oil costs, and protectionism has not proven as potent a temptation as we might have expected given the depth of the recession.
Many developing countries are now undergoing that first transition at the same time as succumbing to a temptation not available in the 19th century: motor vehicles.In rich countries, there are typically around 40 cars per 100 people; in Latin America the figure is about seven, in China two.
