sensible plan

collocation in English

meaningsofsensibleandplan

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withplan.
sensible
adjective
uk
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/us
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas ...
See more atsensible
plan
noun
uk
/plæn/us
/plæn/
a set of decisions about how to do something in ...
See more atplan

(Definition ofsensibleandplanfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofsensible plan

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
There are to-day blitzed areas which it is highly desirable that we should develop on some kind ofsensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In order to have asensibleplan, it is necessary to proceed on certain assumptions with regard to the probable increase of your production.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
The resources were given and the national plan was a reasonable andsensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I hope it has turned out to be the mostsensibleplan, and that his consideration meanwhile will lead him to give a favourable reply.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must have asensibleplanbecause the trade and defence of the country depend on it.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
My authority put forward an apparently perfectlysensibleplanto charge developers for planning advice just to recover costs.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It is a verysensibleplanto get all the interests concerned together to discuss the matter.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We must try to find asensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Surely, then, thesensibleplanis to take the foundations first.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I cannot believe that that is asensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It will also become more difficult to co-ordinate asensibleplanof post-custodial supervision and support, especially where accommodation has to be arranged.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I should have thought that part of the definition of best value—economy, efficiency and effectiveness—is to have asensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
But unless somebody produces a better plan, let us make up our minds now on the most feasible andsensibleplan—namely, the one before us.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One of my objectives throughout these discussions has been to see that we get a sensible outcome now and asensibleplanfor the future.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is the effect of their opposition to the publication of this perfectlysensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
There is asensibleplanto bring in a new loan facility, but it will not result in such an increase.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If, in the end, it turns out to be a viable,sensibleplanof action, there will have to be a change.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
I think it would be a verysensibleplan.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is a direct contradiction of anysensibleplanfor energy supply.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We think that this is asensibleplan, which will allow the maintenance programme to keep pace with the board's resources.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofsensible
Go to the definition ofplan
See other collocations withplan