Sentence examples for philosophical flexibility from inspiring English sources
Philosophical flexibility is also a priority.
Traditional crucibles of bipartisanship in Washington, like the Senate Finance Committee, have exhibited little of the philosophical flexibility or legislative creativity that create grand compromises.
One place to start is with the statement of retired U.S. Army Col. Larry Wilkerson, who was Colin Powell's chief of staff and who stated unequivocally that Cheney was the primary author of the torture policy: "There's no question in my mind where the philosophical guidance and the flexibility in order to do so originated -- in the vice president of the United States' office".
Mr. Pierce, the spokesman for Mr. Thompson, said the secretary was not trying to make a philosophical statement on abortion, but "wants to give states as much flexibility as possible to increase access to prenatal care".
There may have been issues around lack of staffing, limiting the ability to provide flexibility; a lack of knowledge of the program; or perhaps a philosophical view that women did not need so many postnatal home visits.
Because of its flexibility, its brevity, and its potential both for ambiguity and for allusions to current events and conditions, it was an ideal tool for philosophical reformers.
