Given the warnings it would seem expedient to determine its current status. From LearnThat.org. [www.yourdictionary.com]
In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Was merciful only when mercy was expedient. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
But again that was a short term expedient not a long term measure. From Wordnik.com. [Slugger O'Toole] Reference
'The word expedient has no other meaning than that of self-interest. From Wordnik.com. [Meaning of Truth] Reference
It is often referred to as expedient, but expediency is increasingly proving to be the deadly enemy of virtue. From Wordnik.com. [Locke Rush: The U.S. As Addict] Reference
A trade agreement with Ireland might be a very useful temporary business expedient from the German point of view. From Wordnik.com. [Against Home Rule (1912) The Case for the Union] Reference
In this age of nine month response times and smart-ass submission guidelines, the efforts of F&SF to be prompt and expedient is commendable. From Wordnik.com. [Monday night chatter] Reference
These equipment shortages are no accident – they are the result of short-term expedient purchase from the lowest bidder and the most connected. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-06-01] Reference
But always doing what’s expedient is just another form of appeasement. From Wordnik.com. [The Early Word: Obama Open to Drilling Compromise - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com] Reference
The expedient was a ruinous failure; Egypt, always a false friend of Israel, deserted Osee. From Wordnik.com. [The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 3: Brownson-Clairvaux] Reference
Not for what the world calls the expedient thing, but what conscience says is the right thing. From Wordnik.com. [The Woman's Advocate Vol. III] Reference
Like his acceptance of legatine authority, the expedient was a desperate one, and if it failed it was ruinous. From Wordnik.com. [The Reign of Henry the Eighth, Volume 1 (of 3)] Reference
His apology and politicall expedient comments now do not erase the poor judgment that helped get us in Iraq to begin with. From Wordnik.com. [Feingold: I Won't Support "Toothless" Bill] Reference
The combination of factions is a short-term expedient but only the combination of ideologies is a long-term strategy, "he said. From Wordnik.com. [My Sinchew -] Reference
"Except when you have to explain your notion of 'expedient' to the City Guard.". From Wordnik.com. [Oathblood]
Previously officers could use these powers were it was "expedient" for the prevention of terrorism. From Wordnik.com. [Politics live blog – Thursday 8 July 2010] Reference
The church's submission was also critical of the "expedient" political settlement that gave rise to the TRC. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
These others would far rather be in the minority in championing some good cause than with the "expedient" majority. From Wordnik.com. [Memoir and Letters of Francis W. Newman] Reference
But perhaps a kind of expedient, "grin-and-bear-it" strategy is necessary at this point in our political development. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-08-01] Reference
Every kind of expedient has had to be thought out and adopted to keep the lines of trenches and defense work effective. From Wordnik.com. [New York Times Current History: The European War, Vol 2, No. 1, April, 1915 April-September, 1915] Reference
A few days earlier in Brooklyn, I had referred to her as waiting for a politically "expedient" moment to speak out against the war in Iraq. From Wordnik.com. [Cindy Sheehan: Supporting Hillary?] Reference
GREEN: How do you answer your critics -- from the Village Voice to the New York Times editorial page, who've labeled your views as "expedient"?. From Wordnik.com. [Mark Green: 7 Days: Kirsten Gillibrand Talks Policy] Reference
In a war of this kind the workmen have one expedient which is usually effective. From Wordnik.com. [The Principles of Scientific Management] Reference
The Feds’ liberalization of monetary policy isn’t merely a short-term expedient to smooth over the meltdown in subprime mortgage lending. From Wordnik.com. [Stromata Blog:] Reference
It speaks a great deal for you that you did not take that 'expedient' answer, Doctor, when you moved to our island. ". From Wordnik.com. [The Serpent's Shadow]
A critical condition, the brotherhood resorted to the expedient which is at this moment being carried out at more than one College in Oxford and. From Wordnik.com. [The Quarterly Review, Volume 162, No. 324, April, 1886] Reference
The newfound Croat-Serb friendship is merely expedient. From Wordnik.com. [Bosnia: An Unholy Alliance] Reference
Though not as politically expedient, the better choice might be to pray in private. From Wordnik.com. [God and the Oath of Office] Reference
It may be politically expedient now to deny this, but the bottom line is that it is true. From Wordnik.com. [LETTERS] Reference
Government ownership of private assets is being presented as a last-ditch expedient, not a policy goal. From Wordnik.com. [Name That Economy!] Reference
For the moment, it may be politically expedient for the U.S. government to ignore the Iraqi connection. From Wordnik.com. [What Can Iraq Do?] Reference
Clinton may not relish the idea of meeting the Syrian tyrant, but at the moment he's finding it expedient. From Wordnik.com. [Syria: Clinton Is Ready To Do Deals] Reference
What results is a politically expedient world of make-believe that takes many sensible compromises off the table. From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Symbolism] Reference
Some consider her an opportunist who shed her reform persona the minute it was no longer expedient for keeping her in power. From Wordnik.com. [Calculating to A Fault] Reference
Gore's response is to project himself as an expedient conservative, guarding the status quo and hoping that's what voters want. From Wordnik.com. [Candidate For The Status Quo] Reference
At election time, they have shown that it's far easier (and more politically expedient) to protect local workers and businesses. From Wordnik.com. [The Tropical Joys Of A Single Currency] Reference
(This is made to sound high-minded, when in fact it is often expedient; juries don't like the idea, and juries must be kept happy.). From Wordnik.com. [No Privilege For Parents] Reference
It's easy, and politically expedient, to pretend that everything would be just fine if affirmative action weren't screwing things up. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth Of Meritocracy] Reference
Only grudgingly have restrictions been relaxed, as expedient economic policies (low interest rates, big budget deficits) proved ineffective. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Harsh Reality Check] Reference
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