The phrase "a respectable state" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition or situation that is considered honorable or worthy of respect.
Example: "The country has made significant progress and is now regarded as a respectable state in the international community."
Alternatives: "a commendable condition" or "an admirable situation".
"This is a step in the right direction to get this river back to a respectable state," said Peter Scully, the department's regional director.
"We aim to establish a respectable state in the region and in the whole world, a country which contributes to regional and international progress, a state which restores leadership and pioneering," he said.
The piece eventually settled into a respectable state, and later critics were much more enthusiastic than those on opening night.
As for why such lives and stories might be of interest today, we need to forget our own royal family, currently in a very respectable state.
While admitting to Israel's negotiating mistakes and the arrogance of Mr Barak, Mr Ben-Ami says that at Camp David, and even more in the later Clinton "parameters", a respectable two-state deal was there for the taking.
It sends the message that he is a respectable head of state who should be allowed to retain his nuclear weapons, they said.
From lawless pariah state to a respectable and stable land, Liberia was open for business and investors clamoured for deals.
Mitt Romney will be able to boast his way forward in the Republican nomination campaign today after scoring a respectable tally of states in last night's 'Super Tuesday' contests.
This year, the club was renovated, and it now looks like a respectable establishment, with a state of the art sound system, a proper stage and theater lighting.
But Mr. Bush's handlers -- who had seemed content to make a respectable showing in a state that Al Gore won by 16 points -- said Thursday that they planned to parachute the president into Burlington County next week.
In his senior season, Liberman led Valley Torah, an 86-student Orthodox high school without a gymnasium, to its first conference championship and a respectable showing in the state playoffs.
