Sentence examples for is content to observe from inspiring English sources

He is content to observe the observers, to describe events and, perhaps most important, to follow his dramatis personae, pilots and writers alike, in the years following the air show as they headed to their different and, especially in the case of Otto Brod, tragic fates.

By and large, though, the I.T.F. is content to observe and quantify.

He is content to observe rather than possess, and his new book, "Bob Dylan in Ameri­ca," makes no pretense at being comprehensive.

Where William was compelled by his father and by being firstborn, but far more by the force of his character and his mind to learn and ascend and accumulate, young Henry is content to observe and register and experience.

But rather than probe too deeply into their psyches or try to untangle the vicissitudes of their relationship, Mr. Kwan is content to observe the meandering course of their attraction, and to illuminate the moments it sparks into love.

Where William was compelled — by his father and by being firstborn, but far more by the force of his character and his mind — to learn and ascend and accumulate, young Henry is content to observe and register and experience.

So whether I believe in the power of Ganesha to safeguard my trip to Rameswaram is beside the point: I am content to observe the customs of the place.

For ourselves, we are contented to observe that as the shilling number is an improvement on the morsel in a feuilleton, so the publication by books is a step in advance.

Saviano is not content to observe the holes punched in bulletproof glass by an AK-47; he is morbidly drawn to rub his finger against the edges until it bleeds.

Combining obstinacy with boundless energy, William was not content to observe the nearby Sun, Moon, and planets, as did nearly all astronomers of his day, but was determined to study the distant celestial bodies as well, and he realized he would need telescopes with large mirrors to collect enough light, larger, in fact, than opticians could supply at reasonable cost.

While the Joyce brothers scuffled over the last flapjack, their sisters were apparently content to observe, from the sidelines).