| Charles stubbornly resists any metanarrative based on a wishful need to infuse a random and absurd universe with meaning. |
| Pre-war, there was a strong whiff of wishful thinking in the coalition's plans for Basra. |
| Others drew somewhat wishful links between the anti-war movement and the inquiry. |
| But the simple fact is, whether through wishful thinking or deliberate deceit, the administration uttered untruths. |
| My conviction is based not on wishful thinking, but on my experiences living in a totalitarian regime. |
| The link he assumes between local control and sustainable development is based on wishful thinking. |
