sensible interpretation

collocation in English

meaningsofsensibleandinterpretation

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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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interpretation
noun[C or U]
uk
/ɪnˌtɜː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/us
/ɪnˌtɝː.prəˈteɪ.ʃən/
an explanation or opinion of what ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandinterpretationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsensible interpretation

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What is thesensibleinterpretationof this result with respect to economic development?
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In the equation above, the at all turn out to lie in the range 0 < at < 1; that is, they have asensibleinterpretationas proportions.
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A great deal of fore-knowledge is required about the nature of solid objects, none of which appears in an architect's plan, all of which is necessary for itssensibleinterpretation.
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I should have thought that there would be asensibleinterpretationof those words in that kind of circumstance.
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That is a reasonable, proper andsensibleinterpretationof the words "undue interference" in the context in which one finds it.
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That seems to be asensibleinterpretationof what has been said.
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Should we then be justified in leaving thesensibleinterpretationof the law to the police?
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That is not asensibleinterpretationof the remark.
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I am talking about discretion and the use of asensibleinterpretation.
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I recognise that when a vehicle is written off or the market is destroyed there is a case forsensibleinterpretationof the rules.
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If one were to substitute that for the word "risk", one would still come up with an extremelysensibleinterpretation.
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That seems to me to be t he onlysensibleinterpretation.
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They had the impression that the orders would be applied sympathetically—a view subsequently reinforced by my noble friend, when again he referred tosensibleinterpretation, as we have been reminded.
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Usually the courts give thesensibleinterpretation.
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Surely that is what we are discussing, and with that flexibility the clause seems to me to make perfect sense and to be capable of a quitesensibleinterpretation.
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What then does asensibleinterpretationmean?
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