Mr. Luo worked at whatever jobs he could find in China, guided by necessity and his natural curiosity.
An observer would see such a prince as guided by necessity, and from this standpoint Machiavelli can be interpreted as the founder of modern political science, a discipline based on the actual state of the world as opposed to how the world might be in utopias such as the Republic of Plato (428/27 348/47 bc) or the City of God of Saint Augustine (354 430).
As far as contacting 'off-site' patients – transplant recipients and people doing their treatments at home – we were, of necessity, guided by the suggestions of the local staff.
But other times, well, it's not so clear our choices might be guided less by necessity than by a lack of discipline or perhaps, yes, misplaced priorities.
In addition to validity and feasibility, indicator selection was guided by other criteria such as scientific acceptability, importance and necessity, and usability [ 16].
It is guided by need, whether for shelter, reproduction, food, safety or other vital necessity.
"I think the authors of the law proceeded primarily from the necessity to resolve demographic problems and were far from being guided by the idea of infringing on somebody's rights".
The Beijing Times carried a commentary calling into question the necessity of making a law on something that could "be simply guided by social consensus".
The main prerequisites for truly revolutionary change are 1) widespread popular understanding of both its necessity and its possibility; and 2) the organization of a massive, united, disciplined, and sustained movement, guided by a long-term vision and strategy.
"They are guided by foreigners".
