He frequently assisted me in my resumption and refunding operations, and, fortunately for me, he agreed with me in my opinions as to the legality and expedience of the measures adopted.
In all the outside positions of life expedience must ever be the governing principle, and expedience forbade any immediate break with Captain Paget.
These charges are frequently made indiscriminately against all who hold thatexpedience is a sufficient explanation of the origin of moral ideas.
The motives of reward and punishment which form the sanctions of religious obligation, would seem to him to be analogous to the employment of expedience as the foundation of moral.
Trade in the blood of innocence, and plead Expedience as a warrant for the deed?
Edgar went off into a learned dissertation on the qualities of food and liquor, and the expedience of enriching the blood, and giving substance to the constitution.
She consulted her friend on the scheme, and its expedience for Mr. Audley, saying that she feared he would be uncomfortable; but she could not reject so great a help for her children.
Besides, you know what is said of their expedience as far as horses are concerned.
The corporation have been told that they have an opportunity," said Raymond; "but it takes long to prepare people's minds to believe in the expedience of such measures.
Expedience bids us to these cares attend Hereafter, when some pause, perchance, of fight Shall happen, and the martial rage which fires 240 My bosom now, shall somewhat less be felt.
Expedience bids That, wounded as we are, we join the host.
As in royal espousals interests of State regulate their expedience with an acknowledged absence, with even a proclaimed impossibility, of personal predilections, so in this case was money allowed to have the same weight.
Are making hither with all due expedience And shortly mean to touch our northern shore: Perhaps they had ere this, but that they stay The first departing of the king for Ireland.
My sovereign lord, bestow yourself with speed: The French are bravely in their battles set,[5150] And will with all expedience charge on us.
Thus, you see, it is not merely on grounds ofexpedience that we do not join you.
Utility and expedience are the measure of political duty.
It is a pity that some agriculturist does not suggest the expedience of feeding them upon fish, which, as they are cleanly animals, they would eat while fresh.
The Church of Rome can consult expedience more freely than other bodies, as trusting to her living tradition, and is sometimes thought to disregard principle and scruple, when she is but dispensing with forms.
No doubt the old man was thinking of the probable expedience of his retiring upon his savings; feeling, however, that it became him to show, till the last, every respect to all who bore the honoured name of Newton.
Ralph had declared to Sir Thomas, when discussing the expedience of his proposed marriage with the daughter of the breeches-maker, that he was attached to Polly Neefit.
I could see no fair, justifiable expedience pleaded to favor this new suspension of the liberty of the subject.
Now a line is drawn, which may be advanced further and further at pleasure, on the same argument of mere expedience on which it was first described.
He had wondered humorously if he were fallen in love, but, although he retained little faith in the activities of the heart after youth, he was begin- ning seriously to consider the expedience of marry- ing Concha Arguello.
And this was what a man's love came to: ardors by night and expedience by day!
My sovereign lord, bestow yourself with speed: The French are bravely in their battles set, And will with all expedience charge on us.
While, then, a preacher will find it becoming and advisable to put into writing any important discourse beforehand, he will find it equally a point of propriety and expediencenot to read it in the pulpit.
Necessity has no law, and expedience is often one form of necessity.
Such a rule of life often places us where expedienceand self-interest require deeds that are black indeed.
He was only a man who had gradually formed the habit of acting from expedience and self-interest, instead of principle.
I cannot change my mind merely in view of expedience and invest such feelings in another way.
The Duke had suggested to Mr. Monk the expedience of some further delay, giving as his reason the necessity of getting through certain routine work, should the rejection of the Bill create the confusion of a resignation.
Then Sir Orlando moved the adjournment of the House till the morrow, giving as his reason for doing so the expedience of considering the details he had heard.
So far as it encouraged that abominable system, which was already falling like a blight upon religious faith, of living according to motives of expedience and the wiser chance, its effects must have been utterly bad.
The ancient faith was adopted in maintaining theexpedience of praying to saints; the late innovations in rejecting the peculiar patronage of saints to any trade, profession, or course of action.
The above list will hopefully give you a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "expedience" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this word.
