Sentence examples for basis of expediency from inspiring English sources

Elizabeth's religious settlement was constructed on the doctrine of adiaphorism, the belief that, except for a few fundamentals, there exists in religion a wide area of "things indifferent" that could be decided by the government on the basis of expediency.

Tariffs are often established on the basis of political expediency and do not reflect the economic cost of supply.

De-accessioning the "Arts of Life Murals" on the basis of fashion and expediency now looks like a grave error.

Americans would seem to want government officials who act upon the basis of principle, rather than political expediency.

And of expediency.

It was totally out of expediency.

The whiff of malfeasance, of expediency, breaks the unspoken covenant.

Others see it as the triumph of expediency over principle.

At times, his language is just a matter of expediency.

But that smacks of expediency being allowed to trump principle.

For reasons of expediency, Mr Rafsanjani is a liberaliser, and he is good at clearing logjams.