cold calculation

Examples (10)

• The CEO's decision to lay off 100 employees was a matter of cold calculation, not personal feeling.
• The politician's alliance with his rival was a move of pure cold calculation to secure more votes.
• Marrying for money is an act of cold calculation, devoid of any genuine affection.
• The meticulously planned heist was the result of months of cold calculation.
• The general's strategy, though brutal, was based on a cold calculation of acceptable losses.
• Behind his charming smile was a mind capable of ruthless, cold calculation.
• She realized that success in this business required cold calculation above all else.
• His next career move will be determined by cold calculation, not by loyalty to his current company.
• Was this a spontaneous act of kindness, or the result of some cold calculation?
• Through cold calculation, he positioned himself to take over the family business within five years.