sensible choice
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsensibleandchoice
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sensible
adjective
uk/ˈsen.sə.bəl/us/ˈsen.sə.bəl/
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas ...
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choice
noun
uk/tʃɔɪs/us/tʃɔɪs/
an act or the possibility ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandchoicefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There does however seem to be only onesensiblechoice, which we present in section 6.1.
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That is a right andsensiblechoice.
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Given the present circumstances, we made asensiblechoice.
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That is a perfectlysensiblechoicegiven that the party voted for it.
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That is not a verysensiblechoicewhen one considers the problems facing the steel industry.
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Instead, the results will show that many electors took asensiblechoice.
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Using amphetamines in that context would be asensiblechoiceof drug.
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There are other factors on the basis of which parents can make asensiblechoice.
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We stand forsensiblechoicefor parents wherever and whenever possible.
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Yes, in the long run there is no doubt that they are making asensiblechoice.
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That is almost as far as one need go to enable people to make asensiblechoice.
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Asensiblechoicefor a young person who had just passed his driving test would be a diesel car.
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The trouble is that a lot of people do not make asensiblechoiceof estate agent.
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The answer is to try to accommodate both methods using the resources available and making asensiblechoiceof priorities.
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Whether that is asensiblechoiceis a separate matter, but to assume that only the low growth figures will apply is absurd.
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It is difficult for a woman to make asensiblechoiceabout whether it is to her advantage to pay contributions.
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I do not feel very strongly on this question of 14 or 15, but 14 seems to me to be the moresensiblechoice.
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I do not believe that the young are less able than their elders to make asensiblechoiceof a spouse.
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We are making thesensiblechoiceof asking people to pay sensible charges so that we can maintain and increase capital investment.
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Had the appointment been subject to election it is inconceivable that asensiblechoicecould have been made from such a large selection.
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The consensus is that backup protection in the first month is a cautious butsensiblechoice.
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In some parts of the country, however, there is asensiblechoiceand, in those circumstances, it is right to influence the situation in favour of public transport.
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Is not such a preparation a necessary basis on which people can carry out sensible planning and have asensiblechoicein a referendum when it comes?
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