Having undergone such imprisonment, the Jewish functionaries did not need Eichmann to convince them of the desirability of emigration.
This question of the desirability of being looked at proves poignant, given the subject of her new film.
Conceptions, on both sides, of the desirability of liberalism — cultural pluralism, civil liberties, religious tolerance, separation of powers — seem, by Western standards, limited.
And how often do pundits and journalists speak unchallenged of the desirability of a Premier League team having an English core?
Perhaps the main reason for this is that, for the first time, there is now a broad acceptance of the desirability of economic reform.
Yet he had failed to convince most Brazilians of the desirability of selling a company which for many was a symbol of the nation's industrial prowess.
It will brook no delay or interference, no discussion of the desirability of acting, and no dissent from its course of action.
So it would be nice to see more of a discussion of the desirability of restoring full employment as a policy goal instead of merely talking about lowering unemployment.
Repeatedly in 2002, key figures in the Bush administration have spoken of the desirability of "regime change" in Iraq, and war is the only plausible means of achieving such a change.
He has also found much more talk among Zionist leaders -- as well as among British and Jordanian leaders -- of the desirability of transferring Palestinians off the contested land to avoid conflict.
When actress Natasha Richardson died in March 2009 after hitting her head on an icy ski slope in Canada, it sent an unequivocal message of the desirability of wearing a ski helmet – because she wasn't.
