Children reared in settings of neglect or abuse, for example, will be more likely to commit criminal acts, while children raised in supervised homes, where punishment is a consequence of bad behaviour, will be more likely to withstand temptations toward criminal conduct.
They are more profitable, more customer-focused, safer, and more likely to withstand temptations to leave.
Presidential candidates and members of Congress rarely withstand the temptation to give away surpluses by increasing spending or cutting taxes.
"In other words, the less affluent were not as well-equipped with the intellect necessary to withstand sexual temptation when presented in book form as the affluent and educated.
No one can withstand the temptation which accompanies a pocket full of quarters and a claw machine in the vicinity.
Adequate coaching of patients prior to CT perfusion imaging is essential and patients should be instructed to withstand the temptation to take a deep breath when experiencing a hot flush from the fast contrast material injection [11].
In this work, Buber gives expression to the intuition that we need to withstand the temptation to reduce human relations to the simple either/or of Apollonian or Dionysian, rational or romantic ways of relating to others.
I know, I know, it is very tempting to check your bedside BlackBerry or iPad for the latest around the globe, but we are all chronically sleep-deprived, so it will help your efficiency (not to mention your relationship) if you can withstand the temptation.
Despite the ardent desire to sustain life, medical professionals can withstand the temptation to intervene when they are faced with the patient who wishes not to be resuscitated.
Resisting temptation Possibly because of lack of information, and lack of essential life-skills to resist pressure, some young people find it hard to withstand the temptation to experiment with drugs.
