Sentence examples for gratuitous decision from inspiring English sources
From Mark Wallinger's Christ humiliated on the vast equestrian plinth, to Hans Haacke's apocalyptic Gift Horse, the best works make sense of what can otherwise seem a gratuitous decision to put modern art – which long ago abandoned such Victorian things – on an empty plinth just because there happens to be one handy.
We have Mr. Bush's manhandling of our partners in security -- beginning with the gratuitous decision to take a project that could have been framed from the beginning as the enforcement of United Nations resolutions and elevate it to an America-first doctrine of pre-emptive power.
If any of those guys had seen combat, I don't think we would have had this gratuitous decision to go to Iraq, which has cost us greatly.
By highlighting the plight of the animals, and restricting gratuitous killing, the listing decision should encourage photographic tourism and other forms of wildlife appreciation.
Hogan's lawyers said the gratuitous nature of Gawker's decision exempted the media firm from constitutional protection.
This decision was not a gratuitous rebuff to these magistrates but yet another attempt to gain additional revenue, this time by offering a renewal of the paulette in lieu of four years' salary.
Consequently, the Medicaid portion of the health care decision seems at least premature, if not gratuitous.
Two days after the decision was rendered, The New York Times called it "a gratuitous and petty ruling".
"President Trump's decision to end the DACA program would be cruel, gratuitous, and devastating to tens of thousands of New Yorkers and I will sue to protect them," New York Attorney General Schneiderman said in an emailed statement.
The board cited "gratuitous, exploitative or offensive depictions of violence" in the film as it reversed an earlier decision to give it an R18+ rating, which would restrict the movie to viewers 18 and older.
For that reason, it seems gratuitous when he strays from his argument about markets and democracy to criticize Clinton-era foreign policy decisions, like the expansion of NATO.
