sensible manner

collocation in English

meaningsofsensibleandmanner

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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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manner
noun
uk
/ˈmæn.ər/us
/ˈmæn.ɚ/
the way in which something ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandmannerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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We have made it clear that we would approach issues in a coherent andsensiblemanner.
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I will deal with it in a serious andsensiblemanner.
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They do not have the figures that would enable them to work in a serious andsensiblemanner.
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Ultimately, we must behave in a moresensiblemannerbecause of the people who were not even alive at that time.
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I believe, however, that we need to approach the matter in an objective andsensiblemanner.
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The real needs and problems of such people are never met; indeed, they are seldom examined in anysensiblemanner.
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I think that it needs to be examined in a reasonable andsensiblemannerand not with high oratory.
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It has done it in a reasonable, dispassionate andsensiblemanner.
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We hope that it will be possible to increase cooperation in the agricultural sector but in a reasonable andsensiblemanner.
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The fact that we responded in a flexible andsensiblemannershould be a matter of congratulation rather than criticism.
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We want to exercise it in a reasonable andsensiblemanner.
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Secondly, we shall know the international commitment to running markets in a fair andsensiblemanner.
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It is not unusual for it to he conducted in a less thansensiblemannerand that is unsatisfactory.
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That is a perfectly fair and, indeed, the onlysensiblemannerin which to treat this aspect.
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Our duty is to discuss these issues in a sane andsensiblemanner.
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Such provision can only be guaranteed by saving, but saving in a responsible andsensiblemanner.
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I know him to be someone who thinks matters through in a sane andsensiblemanner.
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We should look at the matter in a flexible andsensiblemanner.
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He contributed to the debate in a constructive andsensiblemanner.
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We believe that this document provides a method of making the change in a peaceable andsensiblemanner.
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