Our democracy is also strong enough to enable its expedients to be discussed openly.
Hales though has attempted to construct his Test innings from the base up rather than going full bore as some believed he might, and after a watchful start, understandable given the precarious state of his Test career, he began to play more expansively, timing the ball nicely, and, through the simple expedient of surviving the new ball long enough, facing Yasir Shah for the first time this summer.
In a way their inclusion in the squad reflects the society that Britain has become and not simply the expedient nature of selection: if they're available and good enough, pick 'em.
Derailing the proposals now essentially rests on whether enough MEPs can be convinced it's politically expedient to do so — factoring in a timeline that includes the next EU parliament elections, in May 2019.
A politically-expedient but financially dubious project would be unlikely to generate enough money to interest private investors.
Perhaps this was partly because I had discovered I am tall enough to still see the old view too, by the simple expedient of standing up.
As a young man teaching himself to paint through the simple expedient of looking at paintings, he never believed that one day he might be successful enough to give up the day job.
But added to all the other difficulties afflicting Mr. Obama and the country unemployment, the deficit, health care, Wall Street, terrorism and Afghanistan the state of his union is precarious enough that tens of millions will be waiting to see what he judges necessary and expedient.
The theme of Tyrion's rough but serviceable speech to the troops was: I won't try to get you to fight for all the things that used to make up the social contract, because you're smart enough to know that most of what people like me say or do is a lie or an expedient half-truth designed to make sure the rich get richer.
