Sentence examples for on expediency from inspiring English sources

Or, given the importance Cheney seems to place on expediency, "might makes right now".

Political parties run on expediency, not ideology, which makes it possible to cobble together all manner of oddball coalitions.

This tenet, based on expediency more than principle, has shielded all members, notably Indonesia, from criticism from their neighbours.

Russian historiography characterizes that agreement as the reunification of Ukraine with Russia; the Ukrainians interpret it as an alliance based on expediency.

We must base whatever recommendations we ultimately make on the facts and considered judgment, not on expediency or media-generated momentum.

In Kenya, politicians often switch parties based on expediency, and so now many parliamentarians are scratching their heads trying to get around the legal requirement that — gasp — politicians serve the parties from which they were elected.

But then this is offered on grounds of expediency not cogency.

For most people, it really does look like Clinton "evolves" on issues based on political expediency rather than on what she actually thinks or what she believes is best for this country.

In addition, stated intent may be distorted to reflect the desire of expediency based on avoiding IRB review or based on journal requirements for IRB review.

His country needed him to publicly and explicitly act on his firmest convictions, not bend them on the altar of expediency.

All his life he'd wanted to feel worthy of the positions in which he found himself, but he also wanted to make sure that all his actions were based not on political expediency but on principled belief.