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Discover LudwigThe phrase "a certain reasonableness to" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing the presence of a reasonable quality or aspect in a particular situation or argument.
Example: "There is a certain reasonableness to his proposal that makes it worth considering."
Alternatives: "a degree of reasonableness in" or "an element of reasonableness about".
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NASA should watch for asteroids that might collide with Earth — unfortunately, it doesn't — but there is a certain reasonableness to the average person not being ever on guard against low-probability developments.
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But there is a sense of reasonableness to her.
"I think we have lowered our rhetoric significantly and we are attempting to find a way for reasonableness to prevail here," he said.
Nothing in the court's decision creates a standard of police conduct forever and for all time, or prevents today's standard for "reasonableness" to be higher tomorrow.
So we would introduce a "reasonableness test" to make sure that the "material factor" defence is not used as an unfair loophole.
To a certain extent.
"To a certain point.
To a certain degree, yes.
To a certain extent, yes.
It was a smart move away from the rigidity demanded by many lawmakers, balancing judicial discretion with a "reasonableness" test to be applied by appellate courts.
"We just need a certain number of people in the advertising community to see the reasonableness of what we are doing".
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com