And this is fantastic. And it's so tempting to think that it's all about me.

So, as tempting as they may be, analytical shortcuts are best avoided at this early stage.

It s so tempting that Ortega is likely to help rehabilitate Arnoldo Alemán, betting that freeing him will serve his political interests.

It s tempting to predict how this will end.

At first glance, a surgical strike may look tempting.

Traffickers and terrorists recruit them by offering tempting rewards.

I suspect that some will be quick to dismiss the consequences of a Moody s downgrade. And it certainly is tempting to do so.

And others, tempting him, sought of him a sign from heaven.

It is tempting once you've figured this out it is tempting to keep writing the same poem, or keep telling the same story, over and over, once you've figured out that it will gain you applause.

Then one of them, which was a lawyer, asked him a question, tempting him, and saying,

It was so tempting for a minister or a senior technocrat to explain that consolidation had to start immediately, because the 90 threshold was approaching, that most of them did not resist it.

I'm addicted to translating sentences from French into English on Tatoeba, and Spanish is tempting me sorely.

It would be tempting to attribute to football a mapping of the emotional state of the world.

Using historical analogies to interpret the present is both tempting and dangerous, for history never truly repeats itself.

For taxpayers, this is a tempting formula, especially when a large share of the debt is held externally.

The volunteers face great personal risk. Bombings attract crowds that are often a tempting target for more airstrikes.

Gas provides a tempting form of leverage, and Russia had already used it against Georgia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Moldova.

It is tempting to believe that renewable energy sources are responsible for emissions reductions, but the numbers clearly say otherwise.

It is tempting to conclude that appointing a well connected figure from an emerging market economy could solve the problem.

The Pharisees also with the Sadducees came, and tempting desired him that he would shew them a sign from heaven.

And the Pharisees came forth, and began to question with him, seeking of him a sign from heaven, tempting him.

So a tempting generalization for a child, for an adult, for a computer is that any verb that can appear in the construction, subject verb thing to a recipient can also be expressed as subject verb recipient thing.

Given the size and clout of countries like India, Japan, Indonesia, and South Korea, such a condominium is, no doubt, doomed to failure. So, as tempting as such a relationship may be, the US ought to resist it.

First, it is tempting to avoid facing the painful events in our lives that might be the cause of our difficulties.

With Iran having spurned Obama s offers of compromise, it is tempting for the US administration to turn its back on dialogue.

The opportunity that Saakashvili presented to him to signal to the world Russia could no longer be humiliated was simply too tempting.

And the Pharisees came to him, and asked him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife? tempting him.

NICOSIA It is tempting to see the results of the recent parliamentary elections in northern Cyprus as a blow for the peace process.

To have held in my hands a piece of her writing that I can't read and know that nobody else can read until this moment in the future is very tempting indeed, Paterson says. But of course I'm going to be so strict, so I will never open any of the pages.

Although it is tempting to think of this as a purely domestic problem affecting the United States, nothing could be further from the truth.

BERLIN It is tempting to compare NATO and the European Union to the French and Italian football teams in this year s Euro 2008 competition.

As tempting as they are, quick fixes like capital controls merely provide a false sense of security and delay needed adjustments in an economy.

BERKELEY A strictly economic interpretation of events in Tunisia and Egypt would be too simplistic however tempting such an exercise is for an economist.

NEWPORT BEACH As we all struggle to comprehend the economic and financial impact of Japan s calamity, it is tempting to seek historical analogies for guidance.

The Pharisees also came unto him, tempting him, and saying unto him, Is it lawful for a man to put away his wife for every cause?

Looking at Europe from a distance, it is tempting to see a continent receding from the world stage and in conflict with itself and with its past.

Let s be honest playing Cassandra nowadays is not only tempting in a media world where good news is no news it actually seems more justified than ever.

That may be the case, and it may be a tempting argument to make in authoritarian societies that are unsympathetic to beliefs that challenge their own legitimacy.

It may therefore be tempting to invest in inflation indexed bonds, which adjust both principal and interest payments to offset the effects of changes in price growth.

Though country to country engagement with Asia s rising powers may be tempting, and while China often prefers bilateral dealings, renationalization of EU members foreign policies would be counterproductive.

It s tempting to say that US officials have learned from past mistakes, but they could be helping to incite protests now just as they did back in 1953.

Although that assistance was more necessary than ever, the change in the approach taken by ECHO was tempting other bilateral donors to revise their policy towards Saharan refugees.

Specifically, for European states groaning under unbearable debt burdens, Hamilton s negotiation in 1790 of the new federal government s assumption of the states large debts looks like a tempting model.

As tempting as it may be to ramp up IMF lending on a long term basis, this would be a strategic mistake for both the world and the Fund.

Indeed you do not have any power over My bondmen , except those wanderers who follow you . ( The devil is unsuccessful in tempting Allah s chosen bondmen to commit sin . )