sensible precaution

collocation in English

meaningsofsensibleandprecaution

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sensible
adjective
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/ˈsen.sə.bəl/us
/ˈsen.sə.bəl/
based on or acting on good judgment and practical ideas ...
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precaution
noun
uk
/prɪˈkɔː.ʃən/us
/prɪˈkɑː.ʃən/
an action that is done to prevent something unpleasant or ...
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(Definition ofsensibleandprecautionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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It was asensibleprecaution.
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This is asensibleprecaution.
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That was asensibleprecaution.
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It was just asensibleprecaution.
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This is a verysensibleprecaution.
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That seems to us asensibleprecaution.
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That is asensibleprecautionin politics.
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That is asensibleprecautionthat certainly does no harm.
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That was asensibleprecautionwhich everybody has to take.
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That is a wise and asensibleprecaution.
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I contend that this is a verysensibleprecaution.
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That may be asensibleprecautionfor the school itself.
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That is asensibleprecautionfor both to take.
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We believe that to be asensibleprecaution.
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However, the references are not gathered in the one place, possibly asensibleprecautionagainst any reviewer doing the obvious and easy test of acceptability.
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Anybody else, however, would refer to it as asensibleprecaution.
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That is not based on a presumption of war; it is simply asensibleprecaution.
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A review represents thesensibleprecautionof reading the route map before setting out on the journey.
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Certainly, if one builds in an obvious flood plain, that would seem asensibleprecautionfor the future.
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This was asensibleprecautionuntil an analysis could be made to determine what pollutants were present.
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It may not be necessary, but it can do no harm and, as asensibleprecaution, it should be accepted.
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We believe that they need to know, and that a public information campaign must be asensibleprecaution.
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The average down-time for power failure is a matter of hours; therefore, a week seems a verysensibleprecaution.
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I believe this is asensibleprecaution, and it is one that works well in other fields.
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Further, it is a verysensibleprecautionthat the authorities must be satisfied that the director took "every step".
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