Sentence examples for this prudence from inspiring English sources

Is this prudence or misplaced caution?

This prudence kept a lid on house prices while those in America were soaring, but it paid off when the bust hit.

This prudence on the part of the government won the support of the rural landowners as well as the urban businessmen, whose backing ensured victory at the polls.

This prudence has proven key to Canada's performance compared to its neighbour, which jumped on to the exotic, and ultimately toxic, trades bandwagon peddled by Wall Street and City of London.

But there is a price to be paid for this prudence, and for knowing your money is not supporting unethical practices such as the arms trade or tobacco, and this often takes the form of lower rates.

This prudence is supported by the results of a pilot study showing there is wide variation of HO-1 mRNA level in a small number of FFPE lung tissues of SCD patients (data not shown).

The world will not see this as prudence but rather as dithering — reinforcing the perception that the United States is hiding behind its economic woes and, hounded by the ghosts of Iraq, is no longer keen on leading the world.

"Despite the lifting of the embargo, we still need to ensure that this financial prudence remains in place going forward".

Ed Miliband was at pains to contrast this putative prudence with Tories' promise to increase NHS spending by £8bn or their pledge to increase the 40% tax threshold and the tax-free threshold - which would also cost around £8bn - without saying where the £16bn odd would come from.

As just one example, it might well be perfectly rational for Germany to aim to balance its budget next year and generate surpluses for years to come if it was an economic island, but as the engine of growth for the eurozone many would argue this is prudence that acts as an unhelpful dampener on its neighbours' recovery.

Simon wrote me that he could understand the prudence of this — but we know where such prudence ultimately leads.