sensible person
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsensibleandperson
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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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person
noun[C]
uk/ˈpɜː.sən/us/ˈpɝː.sən/
a man, woman, ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandpersonfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Clearly thesensibleperson'tops himself out' before he is topped out by his neurotic symptoms, thus keeping a little ritual fighting potential in reserve.
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The sight of such behaviour is repugnant to anysensibleperson.
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The figure was revealed as if nosensiblepersoncould possibly argue for it.
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Surely nosensiblepersonwill deny that examination results have a very important part to play in judging the success of a school.
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But that is not how anysensiblepersonwould look at the matter.
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But nosensiblepersoncould pretend that, at the present stage of development, market growth can be left entirely to private effort.
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Nosensiblepersonwould advocate measures to tackle unemployment without considering their impact on industry generally, including manufacturing industry.
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Clearly nosensiblepersonwould support this, just as everysensiblepersonknows and understands the principles of majority rule in voluntary organisations.
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Everysensiblepersonin this country knows that that is true.
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But he will understand that the drafting of such proposals is not a matter which anysensiblepersonwould undertake off the cuff.
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That is what anysensiblepersonwould call an integrated transport system.
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I do not apologise for saying that anysensiblepersonwould wish to see a rigorous regime of international arms trade control.
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Everysensiblepersonwill share a concern about crimes motivated by racial hatred.
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Anysensiblepersonset up to judge such a case would not construe the individual as not having paid his subscription.
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Everysensiblepersonwould probably agree that the introduction of tape recordings represented a big and long-overdue step forward.
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Of course, anysensiblepersonadjusts his affairs accordingly.
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Anysensiblepersonmakes a judgment on that basis.
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I do not believe that anysensiblepersonwould really argue about that.
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Nosensiblepersoncan resist the provision of suitable sites for rehousing and other building purposes.
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It may be rendered necessary by the circumstances, but nosensiblepersondesires that.
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