Sentence examples for satisfactory without from inspiring English sources

Because "satisfactory" (in inverted commas) in no way means the same thing as satisfactory (without them).

If the Bull's bedrooms impress, its food – gussied-up pub grub utilising quality local produce – was satisfactory without bowling me over.

If an observer were observing a genuinely satisfactory (without inverted commas) lesson, they'd be liable to leave it expressing their gratitude to the teacher.

It's set on the tenth anniversary of a peaceful democratic-socialist American revolution — a revolution that, as soon becomes clear, is far from sufficient or even satisfactory without another few varieties of revolutions to amplify it.

Like Borges in "The Library of Babel", Millhauser is ultimately investigating the mystery of fiction itself: "One school of thought maintains that the wonders of the Barnum Museum deliberately invite mechanical explanations that appear satisfactory without quite satisfying".

"At one point, all the interesting politicians were men, all the interesting judges, all the interesting doctors, writers were all men, so obviously the company of men could be very satisfactory without women being present.

Those people live perfectly satisfactory lives without ever venturing inside the city limits – until the inevitable moment that the city lovers refuse to leave its borders.

Its use is also increasing because it can provide satisfactory performance without the use of highly toxic mercury and cadmium in the zinc alloy.

The larger question isn't whether a chubby model is as attractive as a thin one, or if a ballerina can learn to be a satisfactory Giselle without ruining her health.

In old houses, where the shower caulk had aged into grey ridges, it was nearly impossible to do a satisfactory job without resorting to the chemical-laden supplies under the client's sink.

I think the problem was that I was basically an improviser one of those people who can occasionally improvise an entire fugue in satisfactory form without much conscious thought or plan.