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discretion

Discretion is the ability and power to decide. The judge made a mistake in exercising his discretion to end the trial early. The money will be offered at the discretion of the Environmental Health Department. Discretion is the ability to do something in a way that does not upset people. Discretion is the ability to keep a secret.

discretion

freedom to act or judge on one's own knowing how to avoid embarrassment or distress the servants showed great tact and discretion (= discernment) the trait of judging wisely and objectively a man of discernment (= delicacy) refined taste; tact (= free will) the power of making free choices unconstrained by external agencies

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Simple sentences

Discretion is the better part of valor.
I hope I can count on your discretion.
I appreciate your discretion.
He who makes noises while the ship is sailing, making people unable to hear orders, will be fined at the discretion of the captain.
Discretion is the better part of valour.

Movie subtitles

There is no such thing as exercising too much discretion.
Uh, shall we commence in, say, five minutes? Need I remind you that the time alone with my client will be at my discretion?
My dear Lidia, I understand your motive perfectly but a woman like Anna is naturally subject to certain attentions from young men whose enthusiasms overcome their discretion.
Mystery and discretion are your trump cards.
I can depend on your discretion, I hope.
I'm jeopardizing my whole career, and I have to rely on your discretion.
Well, Kitty has no discretion in her cough. She times them ill.
Provided, of course, I choose with discretion.
But in any case, with discretion.
You have only one duty, young man: discretion.
Be not too tame, neither, but let your own discretion be your tutor.
The fleet didn't order us to manoeuvre at discretion.
Well, you ought to have him show a little discretion.
All my men use great discretion.
And at three, take aim and fire at your own discretion.
I think it's within your Lordship's discretion in the circumstances.. To allow me to cross-examine her, as a hostile witness. Any objection, Sir Alan?
Expect my discretion.
I have unbounded confidence in his lack of discretion.
Only my discretion?
If possible. But in any case, with discretion.
I assure you Mr. Ahren that Doctor Watson is the very sole of discretion.
I assure you, Dr. Watson, is the very cell of discretion.
It wasn't discretion.
First virtue of hotel employees is discretion.
I am delighted to have met you, and you will hear from me sometime between the 28th and the 5th, and discretion, of course.
Some things must be left to our discretion.
This is a discretion of the Chief of Justice.
You can count on my discretion.
Count on my discretion!
Somehow, I felt that I could trust your discretion since you used to be a friend of Louise's.
Consent of parents, discretion of registrar.
I applaud your discretion.
I count on your discretion, gentlemen. Do not let this simple matter go beyond these walls.
But there is such a thing as discretion.
What discretion?
Congratulations by discretion.

News and current affairs

His relative discretion in the Middle East has allowed people there to act for themselves.
Institutional reforms meant the government could no longer use public resources with the same discretion as before.
This has two advantages: it limits discretion by the EU policymakers, and hence insures that transfer of power is not abused; it also facilitates post-transfer accountability and control.
In addition, China must reduce administrative discretion, introducing sensible, predictable regulation to address natural monopolies and externalities.
China cannot meet this standard, either. Chinese law limits the types of bureaucratic actions that can be challenged by lawsuit, such as abuses of discretion.
Nor does it address deficiencies in existing legislation that prevent challenges to the rules on which agencies base their decisions or to the exercise of discretion by bureaucrats.
But, during this period, officials have acted more or less at their discretion, leaving problems to be addressed according to different economic and political cycles.
For others, like former New York Governor Eliot Spitzer, the promise of discretion and anonymity may be the most appealing aspect of buying sex.
The existence of such negative incentives is why bankruptcy law in America allows bankruptcy judges discretion to force recalcitrant creditors to accept a resolution that is in the broader interest.
Within those constraints, American managers were supposed to exercise considerably more discretion than their foreign counterparts, so that they could use their business judgment without being shackled and second-guessed.
The president is the head of state and commander-in-chief; officiates over the Supreme Judiciary Council, the Supreme Police Council, and the Cabinet of Ministers; and can appoint and recall one or more vice-presidents at his sole discretion.
Nor is it clear what room for discretion has been provided to the European Commission to address such outcomes.
Their chairs should have wider discretion to act on their own initiative.
The Stability Pact already imposes limits on each member's fiscal policy discretion.
But, in more than 20 cases, member states were given discretion over its implementation and interpretation.
Chinese law limits the types of bureaucratic actions that can be challenged by lawsuit, such as abuses of discretion.
Sanctions for eurozone countries that seriously infringe EMU rules should take effect more quickly and with less political discretion, and also should be tougher.
It tied the local currency to the British Pound, giving local authorities no discretion in monetary policy.
True, the quality of democratic governance can sometimes be augmented by reducing the discretion of elected representatives.
So the choice between democratic discretion at home and external restraint is not always a choice between good and bad policies.
After Franco's death in 1975, Spain, too, treated its recent history with remarkable discretion.
Solving the problems underlying the French revolt will require time, discretion, mutual respect, community-based social and police work - rather than a centralized, repressive approach - and a lot of money.
But so does Obama's public discretion.

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