Sentence examples for gratifying though from inspiring English sources

But hunting wayward tax revenues, gratifying though it may be for the self-esteem of analogue authorities, doesn't begin to grapple with the challenge.

His film work was less gratifying, though he appeared to good advantage as Gus Levy in "Prince of the City," Sidney Lumet's biting 1981 movie about corruption in the New York City Police Department, and as Jack Rosenthal in Woody Allen's "Crimes and Misdemeanors" in 1989.

I am gratified, though somewhat surprised to discover that there is no strict need to use any dairy at all in a chocolate pot; Coady's spring water ganache is, as the name suggests, made with boiling water, though she suggests this can be substituted with a "light fragrant tea" or even Champagne "though I think it's a bit of a waste".

As for the grand finale, the audience seemed largely gratified, though far from staggered, when the top gong was handed to "The Shape of Water" — or, as it was labelled at the foot of the screen, "Shape of Water," which presumably heralds an industry-wide crackdown on definite articles.

Eventually, the time came for me to find other athletic outlets equally gratifying and consuming, though I swore I'd never take up any sports that fat people do well.

It is gratifying to experience them, though they confirm an imperfection as well as a perfection in us.

Most of these winners could easily have been predicted, though it was gratifying to see that diversity extended to those holding the trophies and not merely those nominated.

For a critic it is gratifying to see them rewarded, though baffling in other ways to watch the spectacle of so many others being ignored.

Making good clothes is not enough, though it was gratifying during the economic crisis to see the level of quality in Mr. Gurung's and Mr. Altuzarra's work; they had just started their businesses.

Booksellers Association chief executive Tim Godfray said: "Though it was gratifying to see an increase in openings in the latter part of last year, and children's bookshops really holding their own, the competition from the internet and the arrival of e-books are putting pressures on high street and campus bookshops".

Though it's gratifying the Academy finally snapped to attention, the acknowledgement was way overdue.