Sentence examples for would be sinful from inspiring English sources

It would be sinful not to do something about this while there's a chance".

While I'd usually prefer a selection of small plates — which best show off the chef's creativity — it would be sinful to skip any of the above-mentioned entrees.

"It would be sinful not to seize the opportunity to be cooperative rather than competitive," Mr. Sexton declared in a joint interview.

At the very least, that would complicate the security planning of state visits by President Obama to Muslim countries, because the very act of protecting him would be sinful for Islamic security guards.

Where to go for a week Begin with the weekend itinerary – it would be sinful not to – but continue up the south coast, taking in Daphne du Maurier's beloved Fowey and Polperro.

While no Muslim country would be likely to prosecute him, Luttwak said, a state visit to such a nation would present serious security challenges "because the very act of protecting him would be sinful for Islamic security guards".

"To assure our freedom we must allow others the same freedom, even if occasionally it produces conduct by them which we would hold to be sinful".

As he put it, Catholic politicians know well from history that "to assure our freedom we must allow others the same freedom, even if occasionally it produces conduct by them which we would hold to be sinful".

In a closely reasoned, eloquently phrased address, Mr. Cuomo declared: "To assure our freedom, we must allow others the same freedom, even if it occasionally produces conduct by them which we would hold to be sinful". That said, he challenged Catholics to obey what they considered God's law rather than trying to turn it into Caesar's: "The hard truth is that abortion isn't a failure of government.

Said the governor, "The Catholic public official lives the political truth most Catholics through most of American history have accepted and insisted on: the truth that to assure our freedom we must allow others the same freedom, even if occasionally it produces conduct by them which we would hold to be sinful".

Besides carefully vetting prospective home-buyers, and besides having a well-educated, professional clientele among American Muslims, he has customers for whom default would be almost sinful.