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The phrase "a respectable number" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to indicate a quantity that is considered significant or worthy of respect in a given context.
Example: "The charity event raised a respectable number of donations, exceeding our expectations."
Alternatives: "a considerable amount" or "a significant number".
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Pasok's electoral list includes a respectable number of new faces and a record number of women.
That is a respectable number of downloads by most other measures, but not quite King-like.
Women's groups have pressured Mr. Fox to include a respectable number of their leaders.
It has accordingly attracted a respectable number of comments at Labour List.
Still, it was a respectable number for a challenger, and the D Triple-C passed along encouragement.
Justices Scalia and Breyer still dominate the rankings, though Chief Justice Roberts was responsible for a respectable number of laughs.
The latest instalment of Fifa's long-standing rival, Pro Evolution Soccer, stands at a respectable number five.
"He scored a 90 on the physical," Eugene said, a respectable number, but not one that would get him in.
There are 24 American craft beers on tap — no mass-market lagers — and a respectable number of aged bottles from the likes of Founders, Stone and Goose Island.
But it was also a place where his viability as a candidate would be measured by his ability to win a respectable number of white votes.
An optimistic World Bank forecast predicts a growth rate from 2016-2020 of about 7 percent annually — a respectable number, but a 30 percent drop from today's rate.
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