Put principles above expediency.
原则高于权宜

He acted out of expediency, not principle.
他的行为是出于权宜之计而非原则。

All his actions are governed by expediency.
他所有的行动都是一种权宜之计。

A marriage for expediency rather than love.
为了权宜而不是为了爱情而结婚。

Twisting the Basic Law for political expediency
扭曲基本法以迁就政治目的

a person who places expediency above principle.
把方便私利凌驾于法则原则之上的人。

This was a matter less of morals than of expediency.
此举只是权宜之计，不关乎道德问题。

Your expediency and cooperation are greatly appreciated.
您的权宜与合作是极大的赞赏。

The government is torn between principle and expediency.
政府陷于原则与权宜的两难之境。

Others see it as the triumph of expediency over principle.
其他人视其为权宜对于原则的胜利。

There will always be tensions between principle and expediency.
原则和权宜之计之间总是矛盾重重。

Suggestive of or characterized by expediency, deceit, and cunning.
显示出或以诡计, 欺骗和狡诈为特征的。

An ambitious politician guided by expediency rather than principle.
一个有野心的政客为利益而不是原则来指导。

An ambitious politician, guided by expediency rather than principle.
一个有野心的政客, 常为自身利益而不是原则来指导

But this policy of expediency only encourages others to try the same con.
但这种权益之计只会鼓励其他人尝试同样的欺诈伎俩。

It was difficult to strike the right balance between justice and expediency.
在公正与私利之间很难两全。

But in the argument between justice and expediency, both must have their say.
但在公正和偏私之间的争论，两边各执一词。

The crafty lawyer was influenced more by expediency than by the love of justice.
那狡黠的律师受利害的影响更甚于受正义之心的影响。

A child with a repertory illness has a life expediency 8 years shorter than average.
得了慢性疾病的儿童的寿命比正常人要少十年。

In this regard, principles should be placed above expediency and commercial interests.
在这方面, 应当把原则置于权宜和商业利益之上。

Compromises made now for the sake of expediency cause entropy to build up in your software.
现在为了权宜而做的折衷将导致软件中的熵不断增大。

But in practise considerations of expediency must creep in beside considerations of morality.
但是在实践中除了道德的考虑还必然有权宜的思量。

They understood instinctively that integrity means having a personal standard of morality and ethics that does not sell out to expediency and that is not relative to the situation at hand.
他们本能的理解是，诚实意味着具备一定的伦理道德标准，既不看风使舵，也不随着眼下的形势而转移。