Sentence examples for the only desirable from inspiring English sources

Camus writes more generally: "Excess in love, indeed the only desirable, belongs to saints.

To write "brilliant" or "perfection" on a poster is to underwrite the notion that brilliance is the only desirable goal.

The underlying assumption is that ownership is the only desirable way of having a home and it is the only way of being a full and emancipated member of society.

It is difficult for me to feel excited and grateful for a fashion line that supposedly caters to me and the requirements of my faith, when it feels as though the overwhelming message is that the only desirable Muslim is a wealthy one; that Muslim fashion is acceptable, but only when legitimised by a major western fashion label.

Proving that bright, cheery Picassos aren't the only desirable ones, this painting (described by the auctioneer later as "esoteric") sparked a bidding war between Larry Gagosian and the Nahmad family, but ultimately went to an anonymous buyer on the telephone for $21.4m.

The only desirable controls are contribution disclosures.

While some have argued that W lacks specific desirable properties, others (including me) have argued that the properties are only desirable if the aim is to measure absolute inequality; Kjellsson and Gerdtham have argued that W is best seen as a measure of relative inequality that offers "a compromise between relative inequality in health and relative inequality in ill-health".

The crucial thing is that only desirable bacteria from the cheese starter are introduced to the milk, otherwise you may end up with something rather unlovely.

First, it creates the notion of a forbidden fruit, where eating the food is not only desirable but also a symbol of freedom, a rebellion against the side of yourself that's imposing the rules.

Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Liberal Democrat London Assembly Group, said the new system was only desirable so long as travellers did not lose out on payment caps by using other methods, such as Oyster pay-as-you-go (PAYG).

The leadership that took the helm in Beijing in March has been insisting that the slowdown is not only desirable — as part of its efforts to rein in excessive lending and bring about more balanced growth — but also stable and sufficient to meet its target of a 7.5 percent economic growth rate this year.