inexpediency
Americannoun
plural
inexpedienciesExample Sentences
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My opinion entirely coincides with yours and Mr. Hossall’s as to the inexpediency of such an undertaking.
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He had wanted to biff the fellow out of it; had trusted that Hallam would see the inexpediency of his resuscitation stunt and clear off before the news of his return got about.
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On the vexed question of the interpretation of Article 13 Metternich recognized the inexpediency of requiring the South German states to revise their constitutions in a reactionary sense.
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But it is easy to see the dangers and inexpediency of such a right in a society.
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In England, it served to show the ignorance of the ministers; the impolicy of their measures towards America; and the utter inexpediency of the stamp act.
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