Sentence examples for temptation to test from inspiring English sources

These programs are designed to be used on closed road courses, of course, but for those who can't resist the temptation to test posted speed limits on public roadways, there are programs like the Njection speed trap alert application for the iPhone.

Professional tennis is a grueling, head-spinning grind, one that Navratilova tired of in 1994, at 37, but returned to in 2000, unable to resist the temptation to test her reflexes on the doubles courts she and Pam Shriver long owned.

One basic suggestion of Raybould is that "ecologists must avoid the temptation to test null hypotheses [of no difference between a transgenic plant and a non-transgenic comparator]" but test risk hypotheses on adverse effects of GM crops on environmental goods and processes that need to be protected [28].

She'd been looking for an answer to a question she had regarding the effects of a particular type of explosion, but the temptation to test her model on a bunch of fatheads was too strong, so she stuck to books and hockey for a couple of days.

Avoid the temptation to "test the market" by initially listing your home at a high price and lowering it later if necessary.

Rob Long, a screenwriter, reviewed a Fox Television "reality" series last month and asked, "How gooey-mushy could they really be, deep down, if they're willing to head off to Temptation Island to test-drive their monogamy?" One who overdoes tenderness is called a mushball, which has replaced the earlier mushhead.

The current studies were designed to test the effect of food temptations on self-regulation mechanisms.

The purpose of the present research was to test whether BMEC primes act as temptations and activate PA goals in successful exercisers.

In "Temptation Island," couples lived on an island with a group of promiscuous singles to test the strength of their relationships.

Any such landslide in prices was likely to test government commitments to free-market dynamics and resist the temptation to intervene to protect asset values.

The article, which is sharply disputed by hospital officials, posited that physician ownership provided "an unholy temptation to overorder" tests and procedures because doctors earn not only their fees but also a share of the hospital's profits.