Sentence examples for over desirable from inspiring English sources

A male will fight for the most prominent roosts from which to broadcast his mating call; females fight over desirable nests, and even invade the nests of other females to devour competitor's eggs.

Studies demonstrate that social desirability bias is associated to a greater extent with under-reporting undesirable behaviours rather than over-reporting desirable behaviours.

Priority for office space is given to sitting senators who may want to take over the more desirable suites of departing senators.

To reduce the risk of confounding, a spaced randomised design including 'cross over' would be desirable.

The survey tool has not been previously validated against other measures of practice (e.g. record review) and hence relies on self-report which is subject to over reporting of desirable clinical practices.

Despite a cultural affinity for property no bachelor can hope to win over a desirable bride if he does not own a home it seems that punters may now be ready to put off their purchases.

Researchers have focused the production of non-biodegradable, antibiotic, infused bone cements specifically designed for proficient osteocyte binding, useful antibiotic release over a desirable period of time, and promotion of bone regeneration.

Hops have an antibiotic effect that favours the activity of brewer's yeast over less desirable microorganisms and aids in "head retention", the length of time that a foamy head created by carbonation will last.

Let me explain: In order to gain an edge on their competition and win over highly desirable applicants, in late winter or early spring some colleges send out "likely to get in," "wink letters" or handwritten notes from the Dean of Admissions to a select group of students.

Their cardiac risk ratios were also over the desirable range.

As a rapid developing country, China has also made significant investments in science education, including science teacher training, in past decades by adopting teacher training theories and programmes from developed countries, assuming that "step-over development" was desirable.