He acted from expediency, not from principle.

Take a firm stand against putting expediency above principle; bluff ahead of facts.

坚持不让权宜之计取代固有原则, 不让浮夸掩盖事实.

Human expediency and lusts go beyond limits and are willfully in the light of day.

私利欲望贪得无厌随时轻松越过自家后院的藩篱在光天化日之下恣意妄为.

There will always be tensions between principle and expediency.

原则和权宜之计之间总是矛盾重重.

All his actions are governed by expediency.

他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计.

This desperate expedient , however, was no longer necessary.

当然, 这孤注一掷的措施是没有必要了.

Step scanning is an expedient technique.

分段移位测量是一个实用的方法.

It is expedient that he should retire at once.

他最好还是立刻退休.

You'll find it expedient to see him.

你最好还是去见他.

Many conservatives resurrected traditional isolationism, protecting American moral purity against contamination by the expedient.

许多保守党人使传统的孤立主义复活, 维护美国伦理的纯洁不受权宜之需的感染.

It is expedient to leave this reasoning process for a while.

暂时先搁下这个推理过程是有益的.

China's reform and opening up is not an expedient measure but vital.

中国改革开放不是权宜之计,而是百年大计.

Governments frequently ignore human rights abuses in other countries if it is politically expedient to do so.

如果在政治上对自己有利，各国政府经常忽视其他国家侵犯人权的行为。

The essential test for admission was whether it appeared necessary or expedient in the public interest.

加入该计划的条件是看其对公众利益的必要性或只是权宜之计.

The land sales were merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.

出售土地是一应急的权宜之计.

A: It would be expedient to take care of this problem now.

现在处理这个问题对我们是有利的.

In the circumstances it was expedient to express loyalty.

在这种情况下最好还是表示忠心.

It was expedient to retire gracefully.

体面的让步可算是权宜之计.

Do whatever is expedient.

权宜处置,怎么方便就怎么办.

The land sale was merely a temporary expedient for dealing with an immediate need.

出售土地不过是应急的权益之计.

Surgical waiting lists were reduced by the simple expedient of striking off all patients awaiting varicose vein operations.

采取了将所有等待进行静脉曲张手术的病人从名单上删除的简单做法，这一权宜之计使得外科手术等待名单得以缩减。