Example sentences of "be tempting think that " in BNC.
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| 1 | It may be tempting to think that the shortcomings of an aesthetically-numb society can be overcome by appointing an executive authority with powers to impose protection where necessary , but this is not likely to be a very effective approach . |
| 2 | It is tempting to think that economic reform in Latin America is incompatible with democracy . |
| 3 | It is tempting to think that slashing the defence budget , which was £24 billion or 10% of total public spending in 1992–93 , would be enough . |
| 4 | It is tempting to think that what is being attempted is some sort of solar containment , trapping the power of the sun and storing for energy . |
| 5 | It is tempting to think that one of these robbed tombs may have been that of Imhotep , buried near to the king he had served . |
| 6 | So little of a reliable nature is known of Cemaleddin Aksarayi 's life , so prominent is the association of him with Aksaray that it is tempting to think that he passed his whole life there : such certainly is the thrust of the Ottoman sources as well as Melikoff 's article . |
| 7 | It 's tempting to think that Windows is so carefully organized that you do n't have to understand much about these processes at all . |
| 8 | It 's tempting to think that the killer made his getaway during that fifteen minutes . ’ |
| 9 | it 's tempting to think that he 's using phraseology picked up on a recent voyage on the Star Ship Enterprise . |
| 10 | It was tempting to think that he might live down there for ever , occasionally emerging to dodge through the empty quiet streets ; watching for the armed patrols of the faceless men in black . |