Zia Rahman and John Fitzgerald reminded me of a merciless but irresistible example.
Savory and sweet, earthy and spicy, Mr. Logan's green-chili apple pie is an irresistible example of the lengths to which young pie makers are going to make their mark.
In recent years Mr. Baechler has been experimenting with sculpture, and the show includes one irresistible example: A 10-foot-tall figure made of chicken wire, plaster and papier-mâché (soon to be cast into bronze).
Often, though, her appeal was a matter of simplicity and directness, with her radiant performance of "Im Abendrot" and her acidic rendering of "Der Zwerg" as the most irresistible examples.
In this second-floor boutique are irresistible examples of Koos van den Akker's couture collage in almost one-of-a-kind coats ($950 to $3,000), jackets, dresses and scarves ($275 to $550), achieved by opulent appliqué and texture-modifying embroideries, all easy fitting and timeless.
The industrial revolution in 18th and 19th century Britain created a model of consumerist society that has proved irresistible, as shown, for example, by the way that the western style of dressing has swept the globe.
But they also offer irresistible nuggets, telling for example, how a campaign to improve reference room manners has led "some of the busiest talkers to make their headquarters elsewhere".
To police officers, for example, the irresistible urge felt by dumb criminals to boast of their crimes using social media is the gift that keeps on giving.
Anyone who read their work, illustrated, as one admirer put it, with "simple examples of irresistible force and clarity," was drawn to their conclusions.
When, for example, an absolutely irresistible Elliot, now a brilliant and famous author, lures Alison to his regal pad, it turns out he's gay.
Correspondingly, the designations of "lower" and "higher," stemming directly from the Great Chain notion, proved irresistible to zoologists: lemurs, for example, were and still are "lower" primates, while apes and humans are "higher primates".
