The phrase "a decent state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition or situation that is satisfactory or acceptable, often in a general context.
Example: "The city has made significant improvements, and now it is in a decent state for residents and visitors alike."
Alternatives: "a satisfactory condition" or "an acceptable situation."
"I want to see Bear Grylls looking for a decent state school for his child".
"But if we are serious about having a decent state pension we need to go further.
Though council tax is still on their agenda, this time the focus was on winning a decent state pension.
Vermont may, however, be a decent state for Mr. Paul, who ran quite evenly with Mr. Romney in the western New Hampshire towns that border Vermont.
The only post-Communist countries that have managed to build a decent state administration and the rule of law are those which had them before 1945.
"Give people a decent state pension, invest in public services, restore Labour as a party of peace, withdraw from Iraq and withdraw from Trident.
Presenter Eva Hache attacked government austerity measures and alleged corruption, while best supporting actress winner Candela Peña recalled watching her father die "in a public hospital that didn't have blankets to cover him and water for him to drink", and said she feared for her child's chances of a decent state-funded education.
Building Iraq into a more decent state, with a real civil society, will take years.
But it can be a more decent state -- one that doesn't threaten its own people or neighbors.
It's because they made it possible for their home turf, a perfectly decent state, to be flogged over and over again by lazy television executives working the same tired shtick.
A Department for Work and Pensions spokeswoman said: "Our reforms to the state pension will introduce a single, simple, decent state pension, which will provide a solid foundation for further saving through automatic enrolment into workplace pensions with employer contributions and tax relief".
