Sentence examples for prudent act from inspiring English sources

Taxing carbon could eliminate the catastrophic risk of vastly rising global temperatures by the end of this century; it would be a prudent act, quite apart from its utility as an economic stimulus.

Don the Libertarian Democrat concludes a long, and very good, comment on Tyler Cowen's post by saying:I like to quote Burke on politics: "All government, indeed every human benefit and enjoyment, every virtue, and every prudent act, is founded on compromise and barter.

Any decision Lacey makes in the Venice shooting runs the risk of upsetting either law enforcement groups or community activists, said Raphael Sonenshein, executive director of the Pat Brown Institute for Public Affairs at Cal State L.A. The district attorney's most prudent act, he said, would be to make a decision based on what she can best justify after considering the evidence.

A prudent act will never violate principle, because a moral principle defines the truth of what is right and what is wrong.

Under such circumstances, it might seem prudent to act today to reduce carbon emissions, thus avoiding the potential threats that lie ahead.

But for now there is general consensus among members of both parties that it would be prudent to act as soon as possible to assure Social Security's health.

The Uniform Prudent Investor Act gives your trustee a lot of flexibility to invest trust assets and pick a money manager.

H.R. 790 ("Return to the Prudent Banking Act of 2017") is one of two reinstatement bills in the House of Representatives.

A prudent government would act sooner.

Irving L. Gornstein, an assistant solicitor general, told the justices that "a reasonable and prudent person" would act on the basis of fewer verifiable details when a tip suggested great public danger.

So Wal-Mart shareholders should be encouraged that the company's leaders are prudent enough to act out of self-interest.