Lofty
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291 examples of Lofty in a sentence
Modi’s government may not have created these problems, but it has not done anything to resolve them, either, despite its
lofty
promises to ensure rapid employment growth, root out corruption, and clean up the banking system.
The new SDGs set a
lofty
goal: for the first time, world leaders have vowed to reduce premature deaths caused by chronic illnesses such as cancer, heart disease, and diabetes.
But we also recognize that unless G7 ministers match their words with dedicated funding, the summit’s
lofty
pledges will fall short – and children everywhere will continue to suffer the injustice of early marriage.
But it will do virtually no good, at high cost, and – as with many other
lofty
promises from the EU – it will carry a high probability of failure.
The Argentine football star nearly rose to that
lofty
pedestal.
France is not alone in neglecting its
lofty
promises.
That means holding Europe together is not just a
lofty
mission, but also a vital national objective.
They claim that they are fighting for democracy, but it is hard to reconcile that
lofty
goal with medieval-style catapults launching bricks and firebombs.
Our
lofty
aspirations, enshrined in the AU’s Agenda 2063, are ambitious but long overdue, challenging but achievable, and remote but within reach.
Sixty years later, it is fitting that we re-commit to the same
lofty
goal.
Finally, the international community is seeing behind Mnangagwa’s
lofty
rhetoric and recognizing the true nature of his regime.
A policy consisting of more than
lofty
words necessarily implies a deepening of political integration in the name of European sovereignty.
Even as the Polish president and foreign minister issue
lofty
statements in the protesters’ defense, the carnage I witnessed on the streets of Minsk tells a different story: “Made in Poland.”
Predictably, this
lofty
proclamation has met with both elation and skepticism.
For voters, however,
lofty
ideals were not the point.
For all the
lofty
talk by the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) about bringing about achhe din (good days) and a New India, prosaic reality bites: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s administration in New Delhi has failed to address ordinary people’s real needs.
For his part, Wilson’s
lofty
aspirations far exceeded his acumen for political deal-making, both domestically and internationally.
True, there are other explanations for today’s
lofty
valuations, but each has its limitations.
Until
lofty
stock-market valuations are underpinned by a broad-based recovery in both health and economic outcomes, investors should not get too comfortable with their outsize pandemic profits.
Upholding
lofty
ideals such as liberal democracy, constitutional order, and press freedom feels like an unaffordable luxury.
But achieving this
lofty
goal would impose high costs on Australians in terms of foregone income and actual taxes – estimated by economist Brian Fischer to be AUD10,000-20,000 ($7,000-14,000) per capita over a decade.
But even those
lofty
pledges didn’t work out quite as planned: as of February 2015, just over $1 billion had been disbursed.
To achieve this, governments must start increasing the price today;
lofty
statements from public officials and optimal calculations from climate modelers will not do the job.
By pushing up asset prices, the ECB could expose the financial system to stability risks when those
lofty
prices return to earth.
In his opinion Vronsky had talent, and especially the education that gives a
lofty
outlook on art.
Kitty's absorption in these trifles, quite contrary to Levin's early ideal of
lofty
happiness, was one of his disappointments; yet that sweet absorption, the meaning of which he could not understand but which he could not help liking, was also one of his new enchantments.
'He will support you and help you!'Though it was evident that she was touched by her own
lofty
sentiments, and though her words proceeded from that new, ecstatic, mystic influence which had lately spread through Petersburg and which Karenin had considered superfluous, it was pleasant to him to hear them now.
Analysing that feeling, and comparing it with her previous loves, she saw clearly that she would not have been in love with Komisarov had he not saved the Tsar's life, nor with Ristich-Kudzhitsky but for the Slavonic question; but that she loved Karenin for himself, for his lofty, misunderstood soul, for the high-pitched tone of his voice with the long-drawn inflections which she thought charming, for his weary eyes, for his character, and for his soft hands with their swollen veins.
He is a man of too pure and
lofty
a nature.''What!
He seemed to lay claim to a
lofty
and unquestionable importance because he had long nails, a Scotch bonnet, and everything else in keeping; but one could forgive him this for the sake of his good-nature and breeding.
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