Sentence examples for seek it for from inspiring English sources

Some surely seek it for its own sake ("In order to obtain and hold power, a man must love it," wrote Tolstoy).

While he dictates caution and warns judges not to "seek publicity for its own sake" nor to seek it for causes, his seven principles empower judges to speak.

And Kennedy understood how, as he wrote, "far from seeking to devalue marriage, the petitioners seek it for themselves because of their respect — and need — for its privileges and responsibilities.

More affluent parents seek it for the potential benefits of exposure to so many cultures.

And I know others seek it for reasons of ambition or glory [Johnson].

At present, the English seem to accept devolution in Scotland and Wales, but do not seek it for themselves.

The truth is that the president seeks it for regional agreements only.

When Alec Wilkinson decided to become a writer, his father suggested that he seek Maxwell's advice; Wilkinson kept on seeking it for the next 15 years.

The proposal would also have required the state to set up a system to distribute marijuana at low cost to patients seeking it for medical use.

Unfortunately, many times the followers of religion, instead of understanding the religious experience and seeking it for themselves ended up merely worshiping the founder of the religion.

For example, is the intense foraging on Lyme grass coincident with resting on it once ashore or do they rest on Lyme grass after seeking it for consumption?