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They are sensible girls.
Ben, if anything, was a sensible man.
Ben, if anything, is a sensible man.
It was very sensible of him to reject the bribe.
His advice is always very sensible.
From now on, I'll only submit sensible sentences to Tatoeba.
You should be a little more sensible at your age!
Tom decided that it wouldn't be sensible to try to cross the old rope bridge.
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What he's trying to say is quite sensible in a way.
Be sensible.
Tom is sensible.
Can someone give me a sensible answer to this question?
He was persuaded to be more sensible.
Throat and nose membranes hurt by dry air allow cold viruses to enter more easily. It is important to carry out sensible counter plans against the cold with heaters and against the dryness with humidifiers.
To be fair, he is a sensible person.
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Tom, stubborn as he was, refused to change to the sensible metric system, preferring to measure volume in hogsheads instead.
You should be a little more sensible.
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People had her down as a sensible sort, but she was so, so lovely.
Come on, Tony, be sensible.
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Yes, very sensible.
Hardy, be sensible.
Oh, be sensible. We're lucky to be all safe aboard tonight.
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You must be sensible, you will be well in the manor-house.
That's a sensible girl.
That sounds sensible.
Your Excellency. you will tell your master we're deeply sensible of the honor he has done to me.
How sensible.
You can't be sensible, Armand.
You know I always give sensible advice.
Driving up here, I realised that I don't want any sensible advice.
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Mm-hmm. That sounds sensible.
Mm-hmm. Yes, very sensible.
I'm as sensible as ever.
Be sensible. If they get me, I'll be disbarred.
Let's all sit down and talk sensible.
Vicky, be sensible.
Oh, darling, let's be sensible.
I'm just sensible.
A sensible one would have had us all in the cooler.
I know how you feel but let's be sensible about this.
News and current affairs
One prescription that is bandied about with increasing frequency certainly sounds sensible: the world should drastically cut the amount of greenhouse gases that it pumps into the atmosphere each day.
In a fast changing world, this skepticism of the center is the only sensible attitude a responsible political party and government can strike.
NAIROBI - With unemployment soaring, bankruptcies climbing, and stock markets in free-fall, it may at first glance seem sensible to ditch the fight against climate change and put environmental investments on hold.
The overwhelming - and sensible - expectation is that the two parties will compromise and raise the debt ceiling before inflicting serious economic and financial dislocations.
This is not a fanciful vision, but a creative and eminently sensible reinvention of twenty-first century statehood.
Analysts judge a government leader's vision in terms of whether it creates a sensible balance between realism and risk, and whether it balances objectives with capabilities.
By any sensible measure, Corzine's violation of the law was more serious than that of Tobias.
In that case, Obama would be wise to move to the center (as Bill Clinton did after the Democrats lost control of Congress in 1994) and work with congressional Republicans to shape sensible tax and entitlement reforms.
Automatic enrollment creates a saving plan that is sensible for the typical person.
Some of the demands of these voters are sensible and will improve policymaking.
Conserving the world's wetlands - which also provide valuable services, including protection of coastal areas and river valleys from flooding - is also sensible, providing a tenfold return on each dollar spent.
And, in fact, it enacted some sensible policies and reforms.
In addition, China must reduce administrative discretion, introducing sensible, predictable regulation to address natural monopolies and externalities.
This is why the report is a careful and sensible document.
Unfortunately, despite past stimulus, growth is still tepid, and it is increasingly difficult to find sensible new spending that can pay off in the short run.
Witness how otherwise sensible adults are reduced to nervously grinning sycophants when they are granted the privilege of touching an extended royal hand.
Today, Europe will be critical to driving progress, particularly in the event that the US Congress torpedoes a sensible agreement.
It is important to note that these were unintended consequences of basically sensible policy decisions.
Similarly, eliminating Glass-Steagall was fundamentally sensible.
Fortunately, there finally seems to be a growing number of influential scientists, economists, and politicians who represent a more sensible approach to the issue.
Nevertheless, there are encouraging signs that the minority of sensible voices in this debate are beginning to get the attention they deserve.
The fundamental problem is that while some people postpone saving for sensible reasons, and will resume saving later, many others fail to save for no good reason, and are unlikely to make up for it later.
Yes, the principle of regulating bank capital seems sensible.
Taxing fossil fuels to reduce carbon emissions is a sensible part of the solution to climate change, but it is not the only or best way to prevent warming.