Sentence examples for conviction calculation from inspiring English sources

Rival politicians were puzzled by Benn's rebirth, wondering whether it was driven by conviction, calculation, or a combination of the two.

He leads by conviction, not calculation.

Why?The explanation is part conviction, part calculation.

But the decision wasn't just about courage, it was also rooted in conviction and calculation.

Those votes on war and peace, out of the thousands Mr. Kerry has cast over nearly 20 years, have come to seem a kind of metaphor for his career in the Senate, a study in the conflicts between conviction and calculation, clarity and confusion that have marked much of his public life.

Prof West says African Americans were looking to President Obama for "moral conviction" not "calculation".

Her ability to rouse socially conservative crowds springs from her instincts and convictions, not calculation.

He convincingly uncovers the compound of personal loyalty, ideological conviction and selfish calculation that motivated those at the apex of power.

Julian Hans in centre-left daily Sueddeutsche Zeitung: The process was a bizarre spectacle, the conviction fits Putin's calculations: By convicting the three Pussy Riot activists to two years in prison, Russia shows the world that it has abandoned its path to the rule of law and democracy.

Yet as Penn explained his theory, he described a mix of noble conviction and more pragmatic calculation.

"She's driven by political calculation not conviction, regularly backing away and shifting positions," one bullet point said.