Sentence examples for felt it wise from inspiring English sources

Paul felt it wise to lock the door for the sake of the safety of his customers.

The Duke was a Fascist only for convenience, but he felt it wise to exert his authority.

The anniversary, which falls on January 16th, will be marked by some celebration and some lamentation, though less perhaps than in 1707, when the Scottish signatories felt it wise to bolt to London rather than face the Edinburgh mob.

Iraq's newly empowered Shias were natural allies, while even such archly Sunni countries as Saudi Arabia, and secular ones like Turkey, now felt it wise to accommodate Shia Iran rather than challenge it.

Toby Stephens, who plays Henry at the Old Vic in London, told an interviewer that he had felt it wise to lunch with Stoppard in advance, as it is "such an autobiographical play".

Many people who by either choice or necessity left their cars at home took to the city's buses, although it was a measure of some people's unfamiliarity with the municipal transportation system that The Arizona Republic felt it wise to publish hints on how and where to catch a bus, and the protocol for riding one.

The fact that the pope felt it wiser to keep their elevations a secret three years ago suggests the tensions that have grown between Rome and Eastern Orthodoxy since Soviet rule collapsed in 1991.

The Postal Service, indicating that the closing down of all of Operation Santa might be temporary, said that it felt it was wise to take the precaution.

"Bush felt it was wise to show strong support for Koizumi rather than making critical, or even constructively critical comments," said Takashi Inoguchi, a specialist in international relations at Tokyo University.

We wanted to be in a very strong position to take advantage of it, so we felt it a wise strategic move to scale up more quickly.

"We felt it was wiser to have 31 lots of good quality that were well priced and saleable than 50 lots and have a struggle," said Nicholas Maclean, co-head of Christie's Impressionist and modern art department.