Sentence examples for temptation to raise from inspiring English sources

"We have to resist with great, great force the temptation to raise taxes.

Perhaps because it has not sought a stockmarket listing itself, CD&R has forgone the temptation to raise and invest ever-greater sums of money.

The temptation to raise capacity in the redevelopment was resisted, because taking out the tables would have ruined the snug, working-men's-club atmosphere.

"It really dilutes creativity and presents a temptation to raise prices," said David Van Sickle, director of automotive and consumer information for AAA, which has 42 million members.

In Russia, the demand for vodka persists even when prices go up, so the state has an ever-present temptation to raise taxes and fill the treasury under the political cloak of making vodka more dear.

FORD Chevrolet's crosstown rival couldn't resist the temptation to raise the ante in the horsepower wars; a new Shelby GT500 version of the Mustang that smoked its tires for the first time at this show is graced with 650 horsepower.

"There may be a temptation for operators to raise roaming charges outside the EU to compensate for the decline in revenue in the Union".

ON THE day that Gordon Brown, the chancellor of the exchequer, announced a new fiscal framework for planning public expenditure in 1998, he spoke of the temptation for politicians to raise spending as an election approaches.

Giving in to the temptation to keep raising social contributions leads to an increase in labour costs, which ultimately weighs on activity and jobs: the best way to deal with the problem is by tackling spending as this would erode the cost competitiveness, which is already insufficient.

Avoid the temptation to stir.

Resist the temptation to stir.