Sentence examples for calculations rather than from inspiring English sources
But governments also routinely make investments on the basis of short-run political calculations rather than long-term pay-offs.
This time we seem fated to depend more on cool political calculations rather than friendships among the guys.
We resist borrowing, fearful of financing pork-barrel projects selected because of political calculations rather than need.
As the authors of the report that so impressed him admit, theirs are "subjective indications … some of which should be regarded as illustrative calculations rather than formal estimates".
Over the ensuing centuries, Chinese, Indian, and Arab mathematicians extended the number of decimal places known through tedious calculations, rather than improvements on Archimedes' method.
In a speech before a group of his fellow mayors, Mr. Bloomberg described Washington politicians as shortsighted and said their priorities often reflected crass political calculations rather than sound policy judgments.
Nevertheless, we used these mean estimates in the ICER calculation rather than the calculated average cost per participant (column 4).
But, crucially, it is a bet: a complex calculation rather than a simple fact.
His every move seems based on political calculation rather than personal belief.
Calculation, rather than emotion, was the main factor in the countdown to Osborne's speech.
He would be accused of making a purely political calculation rather than sticking to principle.
