consideration of expediency

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• expediency — [ek spē′dē ən sē, ikspē′dē ən sē] n. pl. expediencies 1. the quality or state of being expedient; suitability for a given purpose; appropriateness to the conditions 2. the doing or consideration of what is of selfish use or advantage rather than… …   English World dictionary

• nugatory — adjective /ˈnjuːɡətəri/ a) Trivial, trifling or of little importance. I might refer to the general conviction and the common sense of society that such an investment cannot be treated as absolutely idle and nugatory. b) Ineffective, invalid or… …   Wiktionary

• Franklin Pierce: The Military Academy — ▪ Primary Source       Many Democrats followed President Andrew Jackson s lead in condemning the Military Academy at West Point, New York. The reasons for the attack are revealed in the following speech delivered to the House of Representatives… …   Universalium

• ex|pe|di|en|cy — «ehk SPEE dee uhn see», noun, plural cies. 1. the act or process of helping to bring about a desired result; fitness; usefulness: »There was little doubt about the expediency of postponing our picnic until after the rain stopped. Consider… …   Useful english dictionary

• Europe, history of — Introduction       history of European peoples and cultures from prehistoric times to the present. Europe is a more ambiguous term than most geographic expressions. Its etymology is doubtful, as is the physical extent of the area it designates.… …   Universalium

• Germany — /jerr meuh nee/, n. a republic in central Europe: after World War II divided into four zones, British, French, U.S., and Soviet, and in 1949 into East Germany and West Germany; East and West Germany were reunited in 1990. 84,068,216; 137,852 sq.… …   Universalium

• Iran — /i ran , i rahn , uy ran /, n. a republic in SW Asia. 67,540,002; ab. 635,000 sq. mi. (1,644,650 sq. km). Cap.: Teheran. Formerly (until 1935), Persia. * * * Iran Introduction Iran Background: Known as Persia until 1935, Iran became an Islamic… …   Universalium

• United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… …   Universalium

• Chester Arthur: State of the Union, 1882 — ▪ Primary Source       It is provided by the Constitution that the President shall from time to time give to the Congress information of the state of the Union and recommend to their consideration such measures as he shall judge necessary and… …   Universalium

• Ottoman System in the Balkans — By the early sixteenth century most of the Balkan Peninsula’s Christians were submerged within the Ottomans’ Islamic theocratic society. In traditional Islamic civilization, no separation existed between religious and secular matters, and… …   Wikipedia

• United Kingdom — a kingdom in NW Europe, consisting of Great Britain and Northern Ireland: formerly comprising Great Britain and Ireland 1801 1922. 58,610,182; 94,242 sq. mi. (244,100 sq. km). Cap.: London. Abbr.: U.K. Official name, United Kingdom of Great… …   Universalium