Sentence examples for profligacy by from inspiring English sources
Hooper at least atoned for his earlier profligacy by setting up Celtic's second goal.
The county defends itself against charges of profligacy by citing golfing demand.
He accused John McCain of favouring George Bush-like profligacy by proposing tax cuts he can't pay for.
Through much of the quarter, fears abounded that decades of profligacy by governments in Greece and elsewhere in southern Europe would lead to debt defaults.
Germany had opposed any plan that could be considered a direct subsidy, concerned that bailing out Greece would encourage profligacy by other countries.
Trying to hide the profligacy by fiddling the government accounts (one or two critics have muttered "Enron") will fool no one.Who is right?
While the attacking verve offered by Wanderson, Jonathan Cafu, Virgil Misidjan and Marcelinho made the game seem a contest for a while – even that enterprise was undermined by profligacy and stifled by David Ospina's brilliance – Georgi Dermendzhiev's side never showed the solidity on which to prosper.
That downturn came after a period of profligacy marked by what turned out in retrospect to be costly overexpansion in hiring and office space -- not unlike the bender Wall Street went on before the stock market crash of 1987.
So even though £220m has already been spent on preparatory work, the government has blocked not only the new Manchester lines but also a £500m scheme in Leeds and a £270m one in Portsmouth.Opinion in Manchester is outraged not about the profligacy, but by the loss of prestige.
For example, some point to American profligacy, triggered by both lax fiscal and monetary policies, as a chief suspect.
The idea of "Helicopter Ben" stuck with traders, and with it the notion that he might be just a little softer on inflation than his predecessor.Another big Bernanke idea that is widely misinterpreted is his contention that America's current-account deficit is caused by a global saving glut rather than by profligacy at home.
