The phrase "a workable family" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a family that functions well together or is able to manage their relationships and responsibilities effectively.
Example: "Despite the challenges they faced, they remained a workable family, supporting each other through thick and thin."
Alternatives: "a functional family" or "an effective family".
Truth be told, religion is even obstructing the formulation and propagation of workable family values through the subterfuge of opposition to gay unions and abortion as a values platform.
Diana and Ronnie Jacobs, of Salem, Ind., thought their family had a workable plan for college for her twin sons, using a combination of savings, income, scholarship aid and a relatively modest amount of borrowing.
In Tizilingo, for example, another Xochimilco slum up the hill from Tlalzipatli, 35 families work hard to create a workable living environment despite three major obstacles.
The concrete proposals put forth in Room To Grow offer Americans a workable, principled, optimistic vision for the future of our families, communities and country.
Harley and his team especially struggled as they were coming up with a workable / sensible / believable design for the rough frontier home that Arlo & his family occupied.
He gave up rugby at the age of 21 because it was not considered a workable career at the time, and he had to support his family.
It was called "My Two Husbands," and dealt with the amazing men in my life -- my ex-husband, with whom I'd stayed friends, and my second husband, who seemed to enjoy my ex's company -- and how we had navigated an odd but workable extended family.
The ruling Al-Sabah family has promised on a number of occasions to find a workable solution for its tens of thousands of bedoun, and at times has seemed prepared to make stateless people citizens.
A workable compromise, it seems.
"This is not a workable proposition".
