Sentence examples for only a virtue from inspiring English sources

Speed is not only a virtue but a necessity.

It may be the greatest film ever made about obstinacy, which it reveals to be not only a virtue, but also a species of grace.

The corollary of this idea — even more striking a facet of the fashion world — is that in contemporary America celebrity is not only a virtue, it is practically the only ideal we all share.

WHEN you're competing for the arts and entertainment dollar and find yourself geographically sandwiched between two of the country's leading cultural centers, New York and Philadelphia, resourcefulness in marketing is not only a virtue but a downright necessity.

Says Winer: “Patience is not only a virtue here.

Unification of hypotheses is only a virtue if it unifies data.

In short, Mr. Nelson has made a success out of generally being denied access to the mainstream -- not only a success but a virtue and a credo.

Chinese officials viewed confession not only as a virtue in itself but also as a way to avoid error in criminal investigations and maintain their authority.

Tolerance can only be a virtue if this distinction can be made, and it presupposes that the limits of toleration can be drawn in a non-arbitrary, justifiable way.

Or as Harvard's Louis Menand writes, "You can only teach a virtue by calling upon people to exercise it".

For some, displaying the video is not only a journalistic virtue.