Sentence examples for temptation upon from inspiring English sources

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The temptation, upon entering Charles Mitchell's dorm room at Bucknell University, is to assume that he's kidding.

The temptation upon considering needs like those above is to call for a "Manhattan project" approach, throwing massive government resources at the problem.

The temptation, upon watching the Knicks blow a 15-point fourth-quarter lead, on their home court, against a nondescript team, is to wail and groan and wonder how and why -- all reasonable reactions for a tormented fan base.

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You probably learned the hard way yourself that young adults encounter many unfamiliar expenses -- and temptations -- upon entering college or the workforce.

NASA would do well to resist the temptation to act upon the invitation inherent in the words of Dr. Michael Malin, who heads the Global Surveyor imaging team.

"Treasury should resist the temptation to rely upon science to the exclusion of art".

And so we must resist the temptation to impose upon communities a frame for what needs to discussed and done.

In any period of crisis, the temptation to fall back upon phantoms of national identity is stronger than ever as people are carried away by fear, spilling over into the same camp as populists of the extreme right, a phenomenon which we are unfortunately witnessing all over Europe.

Indeed, the ancient prohibition upon yielding to temptation has been transformed into the highest form of obedience to the compulsions of the economy.

Both tales touch upon physical appetite, temptation, and foolish behaviour.

To Fingleton's great credit, he largely resists the temptation to provide backstory, relying instead upon action in the present to fill in the blanks of the past.

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