Sentence examples for minor indulgence from inspiring English sources

Surely his party could not deny him this one, minor indulgence?

A minor indulgence crisis arose in 1518, but Zwingli's witty castigation of the abuse found ecclesiastical favour and, finally, a titular honour by the papacy, from which he also drew a chaplaincy pension.

Only by achieving both of these feats will he placate News Corporation, an organization that sees print as minor indulgence in a digital media age.

With fruit you can always add a few minor indulgences without breaking the calorie bank.

Although it seems like a no-brainer to choose exercise if your goal is permanent weight loss, it's also important not to deprive yourself of minor indulgences.

John Robinson A minor self-indulgence on the BBC's part.

It seems a modest indulgence.

"Even in the worst economy, women went out and bought a tube of lipstick and men bought shaving cream because they were soothing, minor self-indulgences as opposed to buying a new car or house," Mr. Matushin said.

Consumers are spurning small indulgences.

Only, my relatively minor moment of self-indulgence had turned out to have some pretty severe consequences.

The most surprising thing about the era of Xi Jinping is the decision to close off the margins — those minor mutinies and indulgences that used to be tolerated as a way to avoid driving China's most prosperous and well-educated citizens abroad.