Sentence examples for not aspiration from inspiring English sources

They reflect not aspiration but accommodation.

Quarterback controversies are usually the product of desperation, not aspiration.

The prize should be awarded for achievement, not aspiration, and so far Obama's main achievement has been getting elected President, which is in a different category.

From the plush fur hoods and pale plaits of Alexander McQueen to the richly embroidered coats of Dolce & Gabbana, where opulence does come into the picture this season it is dressed as fiction, not aspiration.

After more than fifteen years, America brings the narrator "not aspiration realized, nor a largeness of life fitting to its open spaces, but the nascent ability to be satisfied with less".

Yet despite what many think, the issue here is not aspiration – research suggests that around half of students in the poorest quintile of the socio-economic status distribution aspire to go to university at age 14, even though only around 13% go on to do so.

Not aspirations - "cherished fantasies about the future"; I abandoned those long ago.

But analysts are urging action, not aspirations, on South Africa's core challenges: a failing education system, staggering levels of joblessness and the widening chasm between rich and poor.

World-leading research, inspirational teaching, big-money grants, frequent high-impact publications and effective administration are not aspirations but conditions for promotion.

"There wasn't enough aspiration, there wasn't enough good teaching".

That's not my aspiration".