Sentence examples for wish not only from inspiring English sources

Many of the measures offered seem not unreasonable at first sight, but collectively create the impression that ministers wish not only to suggest a wise course of behaviour to citizens, which they are entitled to do, but to insist upon it if their doubtless sage advice is not heeded".

Journals may wish not only to publish criticism of these methods but also to actively encourage the use of less controversial selection routines.

A large garden is very important if you wish not only to save money, but become healthier overall.

This is the wish not only of the self-immolators but the unwavering hope of all Tibetans.

Although he made no announcement of his intentions, he wished not only to break Makau's world record, but to annihilate it.

It was the Colonel's decision to light one; he wished not only to add a familial intimacy to their deliberations but also to illustrate with fire the destructive yet restorative nature of their coming actions.

Since the TNC wishes not only to investigate Gaddafi's role during the insurgency, but to examine issues of corruption, abuse of state funds, torture and murder under the supposed regime, it should welcome a more encompassing inquiry.

The White House text is the blankest of blank checks: it simply rehearses the case against Saddam and authorizes the President to do whatever he wishes, not only in Iraq but throughout "the region".

The Latvians and Lithuanians, however, were forced to rely upon the Germans, who wished not only to drive the Bolsheviks out of the Baltic states but also to establish their own hegemony in the area; they therefore prevented the Latvian and Lithuanian governments from organizing regular armies.

Novalis wishes not only to endorse the ideals of the revolution, but also to offer reflections on how the people can be brought to a stage where they can responsibly take on the principles of the revolution and make its ideals their own.

And about one third of the way through Exult, where something harrowing takes a lot of pages to unfold, I started wishing not only not to hang glide again, but to un-hang glide the hang gliding I've actually done.