Example collocations logo

Virtuous in sentence

289 examples of Virtuous in a sentence

your patience is virtuous.
Celia is employed as a highly motivated probation officer for the County of Los Angeles, while her evil natured twin has become an iconic figure within her fetishistic world largely because of erotic performances upon CD-ROMS, but when disaster befalls "Mistress Vanessa", virtuous Celia, determined to unearth her sister's vicious attacker, begins a new job as a "sex slave" at the private Castle Club where the specialty of the house is a "dungeon party".
fallen but virtuous woman, bigoted townspeople who must turn to gunfighter for salvation, etc.
As the movie follows we find out that Coop, Remer, and Squeak are the only virtuous sports heroes left.
Shelley Winters, the leading lady was far from virtuous, she kept following the man who stayed with the rifle.
His speeches are absurdly virtuous cliché, which belie his mendacious appearance in a very unconvincing way.
While Harbour's character is too virtuous to quite be believed, his generosity is matched by the director and screenwriter.
Therein lies the fault of Kickin' It Old School, its assumption that there is something virtuous in acting like a 13 year old, and an immature one at that, especially when it's writers are thirty something, and throwing their best material into the mix.
Stillman strikes just the right note in a story that touches on pains and fears that are genuinely daunting (divorce of parents, love unrequited, etc) as well as the comic value of his characters' earnestness and foibles, keeping just the right distance so that comedy keeps just ahead; all leading to the modest but charming triumph of the shy and virtuous protagonists.
However (and fortunately for me), my parents enforced a Three Bite Rule at dinner when I was growing up; I adapted this into the "Three Show Rule" and sat down to the next two episodes of "Flash" with a virtuous, if heavy heart.
Small states are traditionally virtuous because they are weaker, and vice versa for big states, a point Castro manages to put in context without using it as a crutch.
There are virtuous aspects; no doubt.
But the belief that America is the only virtuous country, the sole beacon of light in a dark and unstable world, continues to shape many Americans’ worldview.
Healthy, educated women are more likely to have healthier and more educated children, creating a virtuous circle of development.
Healthy, well-educated kids grow into productive adults, capable of providing a better future for their own children, creating a virtuous circle that can help build a better, more prosperous world.
From a policy perspective, all 18 of the economies on our list have pursued pro-growth policies that encouraged a virtuous cycle of rising productivity, income, and demand.
This strategy will create a virtuous cycle whereby initial innovations spur further innovations across the education sector.
If these proliferating trade pacts are to spur virtuous cycles of growth for developing countries, they must not only reduce trade barriers; they must also build the institutional framework of a modern economy, including robust intellectual property (IP) rights.
The combination of economic recovery and lower interest rates would produce a virtuous dynamic in which falling interest rates and a rising budget surplus are mutually reinforcing.
With this approach, a developing country can grow dynamically, and create a virtuous circle of job creation and poverty reduction, even if its overall infrastructure and business environment are still lacking.
Many people – including America’s new president – believe that global warming is the preeminent issue of our time, and that cutting CO2 emissions is one of the most virtuous things we can do.
Spinoza thought that there was no more pernicious superstition than the belief in the immortality of the soul and a post-mortal heaven and hell in which the virtuous are rewarded and the wicked punished.
Turning this vicious circle into a virtuous one – in which increased openness drives faster growth – will depend, at least in part, on making immigration more compatible with inclusionary forms of nationalism.
Feeding infants well starts a virtuous circle, with increasing benefits for succeeding generations.
A virtuous circle may be set in motion, leading the country, eventually, to escape the crisis zone.
The system is not always virtuous.
The virtuous circle of falling prices, quality improvements, and growing demand is thereby established.
This is a vicious cycle, not a virtuous one.
A Virtuous Cycle for ConservationNEW YORK – Poor and rural people around the world rely on plants and animals for shelter, food, income, and medicine.
In the right circumstances, a virtuous cycle, whereby local producers have a direct interest in protecting wildlife (because they are benefiting from its legal trade) is the best – and sometimes the only – long-term solution to the problem of sustainability.
BackNext