Succumbing

Universities are not alone in succumbing to that temptation. ❋ Unknown (1974)

The increasing pressure to do well in every class, balance a full plate of extracurricular activities, and maintain a high grade point average is often described as succumbing to the ❋ Chris McFadden (2010)

I don't like whisky, so it couldn't really be called succumbing to temptation. ❋ Pawson, Stuart (1999)

"The presses stopped forever at no less than 142 daily and weekly newspapers in 2009, a nearly threefold increase over the number of titles succumbing in the prior year." ❋ Unknown (2009)

It would be easy to blame all this on the young and complain about their "succumbing" to the temptations of consumer culture or pitifully compensating for their loss of the markers of maturity by embracing a phony world of aggression and display. ❋ Unknown (2008)

Fortunately, though, a girl then produces a gem of a line about "succumbing" to Bertie Ahern and the show is back on track. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Simon Patten, one of the most influential economists of the early twentieth century, argued for an increase in the material wealth of ordinary Americans, but only so that they would not seek solace from their poverty by succumbing to “debasing appeals to pent-up passions.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

In court and in the press, “They publicly defended their personal integrity and private property instead of succumbing to violent intimidation, and they refused to act as fugitives from justice.” ❋ Thaddeus Russell (2010)

Pinsky, among many others, expressed condolences on Twitter, writing: Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. ❋ Unknown (2011)

I cannot imagine how it suffered before finally succumbing to exhaustion and/or starvation. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Devastating to hear of Mike Starr succumbing to his illness. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Hmmm. Of course, all of this stuff is currently more or less off limits to me, because I am still On The Discipline** (and badly needing to adhere to it better, alas!) because I have been succumbing to the temptations of birthday cake, cold beers, and so on a little too frequently. ❋ Stillsostrange (2009)

In 1937 the United States learned this lesson, succumbing to deficit cutting which choked off the recovery from the depression. ❋ Dave Johnson (2011)

John Messner seemed succumbing to the apathy of it all. ❋ Unknown (2010)

As Daniel is succumbing to the parasite, everything from the camera angles, music and sound effects (listen on headphones for maximum creepage) pumps up the strangeness Daniel is experiencing. ❋ Unknown (2009)

The Flowers book cover is way too busy and crowded, and while the "skyscrapers succumbing to forest" image of Panverse is intriguing, combined with the annoying sidebar thing it's too monochromatic. ❋ Unknown (2009)