Sentence examples for but not attainable from inspiring English sources

Eisenhower with his wise post-war burst of enlightened public investment in infrastructure --required but not attainable by the private sector alone -- completed it 20 years after its original Depression-era conception.

This is all sensible but probably not attainable.

In morality we similarly seek an ideal self, one that is homogeneous (coherent) but also fully specified (comprehensive), but this is not attainable, as we have seen, thereby demonstrating that the notion of an ideal self that is an infinite whole also has the logic of a limiting case.

"Some people say that the federal government is picking on states or that the standards are not attainable, but we believe it's essential to shoot for these goals," said Roger A. Munns, a spokesman for the Iowa Department of Human Services.

4. "Perfection is not attainable, but if we chase perfection we can catch excellence".

Many of us ask ourselves this on a regular basis, but think it is not attainable, or that it would take a great deal of time and effort.

'to have a problem means: to search consciously for some action appropriate to attain a clearly conceived, but not immediately attainable aim.

But, he said, Mr. Sessions's measure was "not attainable, not affordable".

It's a sexy idea but not truly attainable.

Sometimes the promise of downtown LA is shown in the background, visible but not quite attainable to those trapped in a life of vice and poverty.

But you look for that certain something that's not attainable by teaching".