(n.) The quality or state of being prudent; wisdom in the way of caution and provision; discretion; carefulness; hence, also, economy; frugality.
Example Sentences:
(1) The arches can be restored with atraumatic fixed prostheses but prudence is required.
(2) With every year and every budget its continued use was an annual testament to dependability, continuity and fiscal prudence.
(3) The unexpected presence of this previously unknown ADH variant in livers of M. nemestrina demonstrates the need for prudence in assignment of ADH isozymes.
(4) Although studies to date have failed to show conclusively that nurses and pharmacists are at risk to the carcinogenic, genotoxic and reproductive effects of these agents, prudence would dictate that every effort be taken to minimize their exposure during the handling and disposal of antineoplastic drugs.
(5) Until these data are available, we must maintain prudence in the selection (design) of premedicant regimens and carefully monitor all children receiving these "cocktails."
(6) Rather than get rid of the baby with the bathwater, could we not link morality with prudence and target abusive claims?
(7) He has six children: Prudence, from his first marriage, to Patricia; three by his second wife, Anna, who he divorced in 1999; and two young children with his current wife, Wendi.
(8) With care and prudence, many of these lesions can be successfully excised, or at least managed, so that the effect of these sometimes devastating lesions can be ameliorated.
(9) The Glazers must've expected that they were getting a wee, ginger, fledgling Ferguson; David Moyes surely imagined that the great day had come after years of stability and prudence at Goodison Park, frugally guarding the Toffees, he was finally to be given the reigns of the all-conquering devils.
(10) When using topical methods, prudence should prevail to avoid ingestion of fluoride.
(11) An appeal is made for prudence and not hysteria in relation to the use of mineral fibres of all types.
(12) And with the return of big-spending policies to combat the downturn, we have the tearing-up of the early Brown emphasis on prudence.
(13) We suggest that, though some prudence and caution is advised, this appears to be a safe and feasible adjunct in the treatment of cholelithiasis.
(14) The problem is very common, and it is hoped that with continued clinical prudence we can advance and improve our treatment modalities, particularly in those areas in which we fall so short!
(15) These findings draw attention to the cardiovascular side effects of interferon-alpha and advise prudence in high-risk patients.
(16) Odey, a veteran City agitator who has picked fights ranging from opposition to Railtrack's nationalisation to "shorting" the shares of struggling banks, was once married to Murdoch's oldest daughter, Prudence.
(17) "That is going to take some time, some care, and some prudence."
(18) Up the date any response is noted but the authors think that some prudence is necessary in the evaluation of the results especially because of the incomplete removal of disc in young patients.
(19) For this reason the authors recommend prudence and avoidance of very strong treatment.
(20) Appalling way to run an economy no wonder many top EU countries laugh at our so called economic "prudence".
Recklessness
Definition:
Example Sentences:
(1) That’s precisely the point made by Jubilee Debt Campaign: the reckless lenders that poured speculative cash into the country in the runup to the crisis escaped largely unscathed (though they were forced to accept some reduction in the face value of their bonds – known as a haircut – in the 2012 restructuring that accompanied Greece’s second emergency bailout).
(2) I remember seeing the film and walking on air as I emerged in Leicester Square, recklessly crossing roads as if no car could damage me.
(3) "This behavior could be a sign of many things, from a nervous breakdown to mere youthful recklessness," writes Franco.
(4) While Reckless won Rochester and Strood in 2010 with 9,953 votes to spare over his Labour challenger, there was no Ukip candidate on that occasion.
(5) I can't face any more reckless decisions like this, in which politicians don't think about the children involved.
(6) Another was a mock-up of a speeding ticket for Mr G Bale, Campeón de Copa, for overtaking recklessly, crossing a continuous white line.
(7) Their endorsement would be a significant coup for Farage’s party as it seeks to build on the two by-election victories following the defection of Tory MPs, Mark Reckless and Douglas Carswell.
(8) It is the bonus culture – not high pay, recklessness or incompetence – that has polluted banking's public image.
(9) They are not rebellious reckless youth, but 50,000 of the cleverest and most hardworking adults of their generation; the cream of their school science classes, serious-minded grown-ups in their 20s and 30s.
(10) Extensive research among the Afghan National Army – 68 focus groups – and US military personnel alike concluded: "One group sees the other as a bunch of violent, reckless, intrusive, arrogant, self-serving profane, infidel bullies hiding behind high technology; and the other group [the US soldiers] generally views the former as a bunch of cowardly, incompetent, obtuse, thieving, complacent, lazy, pot-smoking, treacherous, and murderous radicals.
(11) The inquiry’s chairman, Sir Thayne Forbes, a former high court judge, concluded in 2014 that the most serious claims were “deliberate lies, reckless speculation and ingrained hostility”.
(12) Finally the new president will be condemned for his recklessness, ignorance and incompetence,” the newspaper said in an editorial .
(13) It would have been reckless to cut more just ahead of the biggest shake up in the benefits system for over 60 years.
(14) The lecture worked and one of his substitutes, James Ward-Prowse, opened the scoring from the penalty spot in the 56th minute following a reckless foul on Shane Long by Alex Bruce.
(15) We believe in due diligence and will NOT recklessly involve innocent individuals #OpKKK November 2, 2015 The incorrect information appears to originate from a Twitter account with the name @sgtbilko420, which also claimed to be behind a denial of service attack that allegedly took down, among other sites, the website KKK.com on 31 October.
(16) The SNP can now contend that it is not they who are the reckless parochialists To an extent that is not widely appreciated, Nicola Sturgeon’s decision to go for broke by calling for a fresh plebiscite represents a dramatic shift in her strategy.
(17) It’s time for governments, business and people the world over to respond and the most obvious place to start is by calling a halt to Shell’s reckless search for Arctic oil.” NSIDC is yet to provide a full analysis of this year’s melt, noting that there is a chance that changing wind patterns or low season melt could see the ice recede further.
(18) He's hounded out of town in the most hysterical way, but the film is reckless with its logic and fails to observe due processes of plot, milieu, verisimilitude – massive failings when dealing with such a sensitive subject.
(19) During the launch event in Rochester, the seat of Ukip’s second MP Mark Reckless, Farage also moved to shut down speculation that he would back an insurance-style health system instead of the NHS.
(20) That seemed not to worry Unite's Len McCluskey, his erstwhile blustery critic, who sent out paeans of reckless praise: "This is a tour de force … the best speech from a Labour leader I have heard."