He abstained partly for prudential reasons. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
"Management compensation policies should be aligned with the long-term prudential interests of the institution.". From Wordnik.com. [DealBook] Reference
While we need to maintain prudential walls around our institutions, those walls can't be higher than those which we see in our major trading partners. From Wordnik.com. [A New Mandate for OSFI] Reference
They fall into the larger section of the second division, of what we may call prudential crimes. From Wordnik.com. [The Complete Father Brown] Reference
Slavery has two phases; the moral, which involves the RIGHT, and the prudential, which is the expedient. From Wordnik.com. [The Right of American Slavery] Reference
The character of the teaching of the book is not uniform, but on the whole it is best described as prudential rather than prophetic. From Wordnik.com. [Who Wrote the Bible? : a Book for the People] Reference
The State courts keep treating this issue as purely a legal one without considering what we in the law call prudential matters-are people ready for it?. From Wordnik.com. [Xpatriated Texan] Reference
But it is true that he is a good deal more sensible to what are called the prudential sanctions of virtue, at least of a certain category of virtues, than to its essential beauty. From Wordnik.com. [Criticisms and Interpretations. II. By Leslie Stephen] Reference
Sacramentum Vitae: The scope of "prudential" dissent for Catholics skip to main. From Wordnik.com. [The scope of "prudential" dissent for Catholics] Reference
The industry warns that cleaving consumer protection from "prudential" regulation could pull firms in opposing directions. From Wordnik.com. [Frank: Banks Unlikely to Face Conflicting Demands Under New Agency] Reference
Wait a sec, I thought that Posner had sidestepped this by merely entertaining the ""prudential" limitations on federal court jurisdiction.". From Wordnik.com. ["Suppose the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has unearmarked funds in his budget, decided to build a mosque..."] Reference
But as you wrote, "Posner identified the standing problem here as involving only the "prudential" limitations on federal court jurisdiction.". From Wordnik.com. ["Suppose the Secretary of Homeland Security, who has unearmarked funds in his budget, decided to build a mosque..."] Reference
Q: What kind of prudential norms are you looking at?. From Wordnik.com. [Top Stories - Google News] Reference
Court to direct the court of appeals to reassess its decision on "prudential" grounds. From Wordnik.com. [Pajamas Media] Reference
The measures are "prudential" and could spur dollar purchases that weaken the real, Mendes said. From Wordnik.com. [BusinessWeek.com -- Top News] Reference
"prudential" matters such as health care, education or the war on terror. From Wordnik.com. [The Lair of the Catholic Cavemen] Reference
That judgment has both prudential and moral dimensions. From Wordnik.com. [Are We 'A Nation Of Cowards'?] Reference
The treatment of the native fever must be active and prudential. From Wordnik.com. [Official Report of the Niger Valley Exploring Party] Reference
Much, of course, depends on the detail, as with macro-prudential rules. From Wordnik.com. [Basel III: Vince Cable warns bankers to unlock flow of credit] Reference
These assumptions are worth questioning, if only for prudential reasons. From Wordnik.com. [The Voices Of Dissent] Reference
From the prudential point of view, Elizabeth was justified by the event. From Wordnik.com. [England under the Tudors] Reference
That was when Jain took over as head of equities and Nigam moved to ICICI prudential. From Wordnik.com. [India's Top Fund Manager] Reference
Small community banks and thrifts remain overseen by their primary prudential regulators. From Wordnik.com. [Let the debate begin on financial reform] Reference
He accommodated six of them, but prudential reasons interposed between him and the seventh. From Wordnik.com. [Seven and Nine years Among the Camanches and Apaches An Autobiography] Reference
The unfortunate thing is that most men, who begin with the prudential worldly-wise philosophy, end there. From Wordnik.com. [Friendship] Reference
But no prudential measures could lessen the existing debt, or prevent its accumulation, for in a few months. From Wordnik.com. [The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.III. From George III. to Victoria] Reference
They were really farewell visits, though for prudential reasons we said nothing of our approaching departure. From Wordnik.com. [The Rose of Old St. Louis] Reference
If the likes of Lehman Brothers can bring the system down, then we need to have prudential regulations of them. From Wordnik.com. ['Depression Economics'] Reference
Whilst the prudential and economical tone of society starves the imagination, affronted Nature gets such indemnity as she may. From Wordnik.com. [The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 01, No. 03, January, 1858] Reference
Still, in a rush to access funds and adhere to the prudential changes, banks everywhere will be looking for new funding sources. From Wordnik.com. [Canadian Banks to Test Covered Bonds in Australia] Reference
"Local authorities will need to manage the costs and risk of this borrowing alongside wider borrowing under the prudential code.". From Wordnik.com. [New borrowing powers for local councils] Reference
On the other hand, in the second edition an author sometimes omits passages or makes drastic emendations from prudential reasons. From Wordnik.com. [The Book-Hunter at Home] Reference
The bargain was struck, and the armament, sails, additional spars, rigging, and provisions went on board, with prudential secrecy. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
In the evening, as we ranged ourselves round the fire, the rest of the family, from prudential motives, removed themselves to a distance. From Wordnik.com. [Confessions of an Etonian] Reference
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