Wavering support could tempt Mr Putin into further expansionism, in Ukraine or elsewhere.
Looking at the big picture, of increasing costs and decreasing state support, one is tempted to say, "Not much".
Since the threat of nuclear attacks means as little to the young as the Empire, they can no more be scaremongered into supporting Trident than tempted to do so by the façade of global importance it confers.
The agreement seems likely to split the ranks of Senate Democrats, with liberals opposed and moderates tempted to support it.
Mr Fallon's pledge aims to win back voters tempted to support the United Kingdom Independence Party (UKIP), which has long opposed new ones.
"If Ukip candidates were as sound as most of their policies, this paper would be tempted to support the party", starts the Mail's leading article.
Several unions have also been tempted to support Ralph Nader, the Green Party presidential candidate and a fierce opponent of Nafta and the deal to liberalize trade with China.
Some might be tempted to support Sotomayor for the Court just because of how wrong Rosen was and because she saved the 1995 baseball season.
In a message to Tory voters tempted to support Ukip at the general election, Hague warned that they could help Ed Miliband "sneak into Downing Street by default".
And Mr Boren admitted that he would be tempted to support an independent candidate "if the two parties do not rise to the occasion".But after Iowa and New Hampshire there may be less space for a bipartisan candidate.
