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Sentences ending with expedient

Here and there the individual is sacrificed who otherwise would be saved --if it were expedient. [11]
Another and more peremptory ring forbade them refuge in this simple expedient. [8]
Even in the midst of the most arduous labour he considered the question how it might be possible to keep her near him--not, it is true, as his favourite, but as a singer, and his inventive brain hit upon a successful expedient. [10]
Without the law, I have no hesitation to go as far in the direction indicated as I may at any time deem expedient. [7]
This was a desperate yet successful expedient. [11]
It is a cruel expedient. [5]

More example sentences with the word expedient in them

The only expedient was to remove her from the city. [10]
If the aim was the progress of civilization, it is easy to see that there are other ways of diffusing civilization more expedient than by the destruction of wealth and of human lives. [2]
He saw it was expedient that this errand should not smell of haste. [9]
And so, as they had the power and wish to inculpate him, this expedient of an inquiry and trial seemed unnecessary. [2]
It was expedient that somebody should "see" the boss. [9]
Second, said commissioners shall have power to examine witnesses upon oath, and to take such proofs orally or in writing, upon the subject-matters of investigation as they may deem expedient, and return the same together with their report. [7]
After all, the President concludes that possibly there may be some great objects of improvement which cannot be effected by tonnage duties, and which it therefore may be expedient for the General Government to take in hand. [7]
But her stock of gowns and finery was so very scanty, and no one understood how to set off her charms so well as the obliging, experienced old woman, who had an expedient for every emergency. [10]
But he found no answer, saw no expedient, when he reflected upon the lawlessness and rebellion in the camp, which threatened to be fatal to his people. [10]
All our powers must now be taxed, every expedient must be remembered and used. [10]
For what is meant by self-government is, that a man shall make his convictions of what is right and expedient regulate the community so far as his fractional share of the government extends. [6]
Heaven put a last expedient into my head, that I had once heard Mr. Dulany speak of. [9]
When Eva met Katterle in front of the hospital, she had passed without noticing her, so completely had sorrow, anxiety, and the effort to think of some expedient engrossed her attention. [10]
If, like Mr. Jefferson, the President thought improvements expedient, but not constitutional, it would be natural enough for him to recommend such an amendment. [7]
If he was interested it was not necessary to interest anyone else, nor was it expedient to do so, for the biggest fish in the net on the Antoine was the money-master of St. Saviour's. [11]
I say that in the run of things it is not unlikely forces conspire to render it vastly expedient for Judge Douglas to take that latter clause out again. [7]
The convicts were either prisoners taken in war, or people whom despotism in its blind fury found it expedient to put out of the way. [10]
Not a word did she lose till Melchior went into the library next the laboratory, and then she thought it expedient to leave her hiding-place and hurry to her room. [10]
True, soon after Barbara, with winning tenderness, besought her forgiveness, and it was readily granted, but Frau Traut knew of no other expedient than to fix the first of November, which would come in a few days, for their return to Ratisbon. [10]
In giving the above directions, it is not intended to restrain you in other expedient and necessary matters not falling within their range. [7]

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