sensible measure
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsensibleandmeasure
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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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measure
noun
uk/ˈmeʒ.ər/us/ˈmeʒ.ɚ/
a way of achieving something, or a method for dealing with ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandmeasurefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This is asensiblemeasure; yet this relatively straightforward technical measure has already taken 18 months to get to this point of second reading.
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All farriers are unanimous in considering this to be asensiblemeasure.
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It was a wise andsensiblemeasurewhich alleviated the position.
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I understand that some people will argue that any sane andsensiblemeasureto restrain traffic constitutes an anti-car measure.
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I think this would be a wise andsensiblemeasure, a measure which, up till now, we certainly have not taken.
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So we accept this as a pragmatic andsensiblemeasure.
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Of course that could also be done with third countries and would be asensiblemeasure.
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I believe that to be asensiblemeasure.
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How on earth can anyone see fit to denigrate thatsensiblemeasure?
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Investing in housing would be asensiblemeasureand net costs would be small.
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The amendments introduce asensiblemeasureof humanity.
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I understand that my announcement has been welcomed as asensiblemeasure.
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I believe that this is asensiblemeasureto bring service law more closely into line with the civilian criminal law.
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This is asensiblemeasurethat we all support, and it can do nothing but good.
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This, as we shall all agree, is a verysensiblemeasure.
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It is asensiblemeasurethat closes loopholes and makes the law more effective in tackling crime—an objective that all of us will share.
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This was asensiblemeasurewhich we accept.
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That surely must be asensiblemeasurefrom all points of view.
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I am satisfied that it will be asensiblemeasureto assist with the problem of reducing surpluses.
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Asensiblemeasureof partnership provides a balance between public funds and private money.
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