Sentence examples for tempting promises from inspiring English sources
Instead of falling for tempting promises, Mr. Caulfield suggests, "be skeptical, be scientific, be self-aware, be patient, and look for the best, most independent information".
But, though Francis made tempting promises, the electors, in the end, opted for Charles not, however, without drawing from him a 36-point "electoral capitulation" in which he swore to uphold the estates' prerogatives.
So Shaklee's eco-friendly Scour Off Heavy-Duty Paste is tempting: it promises to disappear oven drippings and not "burn off your nose hairs in the process".
Peter Parker's being delivered over to the tempting, illusory promises of narcissism in the guise of Arachne was as startling a plot development, and penetrating an image, as I've ever seen in a Broadway musical.
There should be no casino deal with the Shinnecocks, no matter how large and tempting the promised kickbacks to state coffers.
Some were tempted by promises of land, others by the fact that the king's armies paid in a gold-backed currency, not paper dollars.Like other civil wars, the American revolution was marked by brutality on a sickening scale.
The risk though is that, less than 100 days out of the 29 November state election, Victoria's parties will ramp up their rhetoric but still fail to understand what's really needed and be tempted to promises of quick fixes, ongoing delays, or a focus on just one part of the problem.
Even as the economy is booming, political parties are tempted to promise handouts.
You may be tempted to promise them things will get better quickly.
Prosecutors had charged the group with violating an 1872 law meant to keep people from boarding ships to tempt sailors with promises of prostitutes and liquor.
"It is a new system," Professor Champagne said, "where lots of money is involved, where judges are highly dependent on their political parties and political operatives and where judges are tempted to make promises that might affect their judicial decisions.
