Sentence examples for materialistic and in from inspiring English sources

The Imitation of Christ in part I gives "exhortations useful for spiritual living," in part II admonishes man to be concerned with the spiritual side of life rather than with the materialistic, and in part III affirms the comfort that results from being centred in Christ.

She doesn't consider herself to be materialistic and, in normal circumstances, would not want to leave a job she loves, but the level of needless daily stress has become wearisome and she is constantly aware of lack of morale among her colleagues.

So many of our students have been complacent, materialistic and uninterested in politics.

Similarly, it is the spread of American values -- individualistic, democratic, materialistic and, yes, in many ways crass and exploitative American values -- that terrorist groups and the traditionalist, socially repressive societies that support them now fear.

Although both films were similar in technical style, Sholay emphasised Indian family values and melodramatic tradition, while the Western was more materialistic and restrained in its approach.

He retired to his hometown of Darmstadt and practiced medicine there while continuing to expound his materialistic and atheistic views in numerous publications.

The two countries also share the experience of running big, expensive, religious, materialistic and messy democracies in which central governments are constrained by powerful states.America is now one of India's biggest weapons suppliers.

They teach that scientists must believe that they are investigating a universe which is totally materialistic and that everything in it is a product solely of time, chance and naturalistic physical and biological evolution" (A Science Kit About Science 2003).

This coming from one of the most materialistic and consumerist countries in the world.

"I will leave the materialistic and soulless production approach in science," the text reads, however.

Although such instructions were largely materialistic and political, they were moral in character and contributed to a well-ordered society.