In addition, through his continued correspondence, Talese provided affirmation of Foos' activity, helping him maintain the myth that his actions served some higher purpose, some noble societal goal, rather than simply gratifying his own sexual desire.
The reaction was more than gratifying.
So, looking back after all these years, it is rather gratifying to see that there are more than enough things to have to hand at special moments such as this".
Story means pleasure, as distinct from art; it would rather gratify than edify.
And although every other muscle hurts, it is in a way that is gratifying, rather than crippling.
Anyone who has swooned over records by 10cc or Steely Dan (for the tunes rather than the archness) will be gratified to hear this.
The human imagination will eventually burst out of the most worn-down exam-passing machine, but it would be gratifying if education unlocked rather than restricted this aspect of life.
In general, a high proportion of supposedly philanthropic giving goes to gratifying people's egos rather than to helping the poor.But something else may best explain the current unease: the fact that, so far, American philanthropy has drawn too little on the money and ideas of the new generation of entrepreneurs that is currently reshaping American business.
Visitors reached, pointed and exchanged glances that declared, rather than suggested: "Steal this idea!" The reaction would gratify Wright, who hoped that his design principles would be observed, admired and adopted in every American home.
The broadcaster asserted that any war commemorations should have "almost nothing" in common with the Diamond Jubilee, which he described as an "excuse for a knees-up in the rain to celebrate the happy fact that our national identity is expressed through a family rather than some politician who wants the job to gratify his vanity".
