And the historical holes intentionally left in Defiance, Zwik's historical expediences, taken by movie's maker, Edward Zwick, (and perhaps the story's author, Nechama Tec) are actually heightened by many of the characters statements, making one extremely curious about the events of the time. ❋ Unknown (2009)
Alternatively, he could be the sort of person that agrees with the last person who spoke to him, and chops and changes his mind with the prevailing winds or the expediences of politics. ❋ Richard (2006)
Thus it makes the individual the center of his own universe, and dissolves moral principles into a choice of expediences. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Others versed in the doctrine of chances, and certain secret expediences, frequent all those places where games of hazard are allowed: and such as are masters in the arts of billiards, tennis, and bowls, are continually lying in wait, in all the scenes of these diversions, for the ignorant and unwary. ❋ Unknown (2004)
This is as old as Pythagoras and as new as Bergson and Croce; it assumes that the concept of justice is man-made, produced and to be altered by expediences and practicalities, always in flux. ❋ Albert Parker Fitch (N/A)
Falsehood slopes into truth through cunning expediences and white lies. ❋ John Henry Jowett (N/A)
God is not mocked; as men sow, so shall they reap, and against a law of nature both the transient amelioration wrought by philanthropists and the subtle expediences of scientific politicians are alike futile. ❋ Halliday G. Sutherland (1921)
Indeed they are the results of various necessities and expediences. ❋ Unknown (1909)
He was as witty as Sydney Smith, as clever at expediences as Robinson Crusoe, as shrewd a politician as ❋ Unknown (1902)
Life, according to this school, is only a product of the happy combination of the atoms; feeling and thought are but the iridescence of the brain tissues; conscience but a transmuted form of ancestral fears and expediences. ❋ Various (1888)
Such an intellect, I maintain, does not belong to a false man: the false man sees false shows, plausibilities, expediences: the true man is needed to discern even practical truth. ❋ John [Editor] Rudd (1885)
In the case of an ordinary, everyday crime, it is by common consent admitted to be unwise and improper to discuss the measure of punishment, before the constituted authorities have sifted both facts and expediences, and passed the lawful decision. ❋ Unknown (1865)
Alas, how, in thy soft-hung Longacre vehicle, of polished leather to the bodily eye, of redtape philosophy, of expediences, clubroom moralities, Parliamentary majorities to the mind's eye, thou beautifully rollest: but knowest thou whitherward? ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)
They went about balancing expediences, plausibilities; gathering votes, advices; they never were alone with the _truth_ of a thing at all. ❋ Thomas Carlyle (1838)
The soldiers, accustomed, as all Roman soldiers were, to all the expediences and resources of warfare, had prepared planks which were to be run forward on the ladder, in order to construct a firm bridge. ❋ Henry William Herbert (1832)
He is very happy in contriving expediences, and evinces considerable wit in the conception, for instance, of Yussuf the water-carrier. ❋ Frederick Marryat (1820)
Indeed, they are the results of various necessities and expediences. ❋ Edmund Burke (1763)
But his apprehension of some change in the Company's government is not his only pretext for some of these corrupt proceedings; he adverts also to the opposition which he had to encounter with his colleagues, as another circumstance which drove him to adopt others of these scandalous expediences. ❋ Edmund Burke (1763)
Thus we see that these expediences, pretended for the ceremonies, are attained unto as well and better without them than by them. ❋ George Gillespie (1630)
I must [expediate] my [finding] a bathroom so I don't [poo] myself. ❋ Gerald Steele (2008)
When a complaint is received, the Town will then investigate the allegation in a fair and expedious manner.
The law requires [SSA] to [expedite] the [provisional] payments, but the law did not require the DDS to be as expedious. ❋ Wil Allyn (2005)
The political, protective and legal authorities need to deal with these concerns more expediously.
..we can offer the foreign entrepreneur, executive or [investor] support for the opening of a U.S. company or [branch office], and assistance in applying for visas to enable such person to [oversee] his business or be otherwise employed in the U.S. as expediously as possible. ❋ Wil Allyn (2005)
May the wind of a thousand sea [cucumbers] [expedient] your [arrival] ❋ N-doggie (2009)
Husband: "Look dear, we got our check from [Expedia]! I guess someone booked our hotel [for less]!"
Wife: "[Wow Jim], that's great, we'll go expediate after dinner tonight!" ❋ Steelers172 (2010)
Guy1: "Hey, how did you enjoy the vacations you [booked] online?"
Guy2: "Oh, holy crap... it was a complete Expediance!!! The retards at the travel agency made a good job: the flight was delayed for hours, before finally being cancelled - since the airline didn't exist. The 'exclusive hotel' included in the package burned down, before it was even built. Luckily, the vouchers for [the rental] car were stolen by the employee of the car hire company - along with the car. And the idiots from E$#@&%*.com didn't [reimburse] a penny!"
Guy2: "Guess what! That's the 'genuine advantage' of a Microsoft company..." ❋ Hitchhiker2Frustration (2010)
“[Let]’s go expediously“ [says] [Simon]. ❋ ShnazzyPerson (2022)
