Half-measures sentence example

There were to be no half-measures now; the city was wiped out of existence with the exception of its temples and the house which had been Pindar's.

He tried to support the regency of the duchess in the chamber on the 24th of February, only to find that the time was past for half-measures.

Machiavelli conceived the strongest admiration for Cesare's combination of audacity with diplomatic prudence, for his adroit use of cruelty and fraud, for his self-reliance, avoidance of half-measures, employment of native troops, and firm administration in conquered provinces.