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‘Persons can be desirable.’

[⟨det (plur person.n)⟩ desirable.a]

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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hondas of this vintage are cheap to run, reliable, and efficient, but what really makes them desirable is the fact that almost all models, from the base CRX to the larger Accord, have double – wishbone suspension.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Of course we desire what makes us desirable.
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In the British National Corpus:

Glamorous makes like the smaller models in the Mercedes and BMW ranges hang on to their value, because their image makes them highly desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Just like a car most Rolexes lose a little value when you walk out the store but some models increase because they are so desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hondas of this vintage are cheap to run, reliable, and efficient, but what really makes them desirable is the fact that almost all models, from the base CRX to the larger Accord, have double – wishbone suspension.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Because we’re both young, desirable people and whatever he’s doing…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

He accepts certain liberal inclinations, not because they are liberal but because thinks they are desirable and should be conservative.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Of course we desire what makes us desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Ah, if only someone could take these Franken – cloning designer cat makers and give them their nightmare scenario – take any imperfection they have and then make them realise that they wouldn’t be desirable under their bizarre moral system.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hondas of this vintage are cheap to run, reliable, and efficient, but what really makes them desirable is the fact that almost all models, from the base CRX to the larger Accord, have double – wishbone suspension.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The whole premise of the song is that the girls of today are only going to be useful and wanted while they’re young, and that as they pass beyond a certain age (here the age is set at seventeen) they’ll be less desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

With my editor’s advice in my head, I’ve worked to revise my menfolk and make them more desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hondas of this vintage are cheap to run, reliable, and efficient, but what really makes them desirable is the fact that almost all models, from the base CRX to the larger Accord, have double – wishbone suspension.
(Parse)

In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

The most desirable people on Australian television, 2008: Local Division Natalie Bassingthwaighte (So You Think You Can Dance Australia) Chris Bath (Seven news) Mark Ferguson (Nine news) Liz Hayes (60 Minutes) Jeremy Lindsay Taylor (Sea Patrol) Daniel McPerson (City Homicide) Brendan Moar (Lifestyle’s Moar Gardening) Matt Passmore (McLeod’s Daughters) Bridget Taylor (The Gruen Transfer) Julia Zemiro (Rockwiz).
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They have peculiarities which make them desirable especially unto themselves…
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

They’re desirable.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Keyword here: TREATING THEM AS DESIRABLE PEOPLE.
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In Wikipedia:

They are desirable because they tend to be less – restrictive to the shoulders, so the horse is better able to pick up his front legs and fold over a jump.
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In the ICWSM 2009 Weblog Corpus:

Hondas of this vintage are cheap to run, reliable, and efficient, but what really makes them desirable is the fact that almost all models, from the base CRX to the larger Accord, have double – wishbone suspension.
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Queried on 2013-05-19.