Clearly, this is not a desirable state of affairs, and apart from being unfair, will also prove upsetting to your dog.

I'm afraid that desirable state did not last very long.

Since marriage is a desirable state, 10 extra points should be awarded for having a husband.

Death was seeming to be a rather desirable state to Jocelyn at that particular moment.

"Something you yourself proposed as a very desirable state of affairs, on our wedding night."

At the same time, researchers acknowledge that even a generally desirable state like empathy can have its ugly consequences.

But perhaps some students need to be reminded here that 'colour without drawing' is not a desirable state of affairs.

Then I realize gullibility is a desirable state because it means I'm open.

We now have to ask ourselves if this is a desirable state of affairs to be in.

This monitoring shall be compared with a known desirable state.