We are countenancing difficulties that judges have had even over the past 20 years—as far back as my memory goes and perhaps longer—dealing with the power of such expert evidence.
That would be countenancing the evil idea of gaining something for nothing—unearned increment—and naturally, defenders as we are of the morals of the nation, we cannot lend ourselves to that.
I do not approve of countenancing these borrowing facilities by the issuing houses; they are not in the interests either of the borrowers or of the lenders.
First, by countenancing much higher expenditure, are we disadvantaging certain parties' or candidates' chances of electoral success?
No worker should be engaged at present on a four-day week, and we should not be countenancing it.
If we have a reproach to make to ourselves, it is, in my view, for countenancing and accepting such an absurd condition.
They do so because, through our inaction, we are countenancing behaviour which should be seen as criminal and deserving of penalty.
But none would even contempate countenancing their methods for a moment.
