The phrase "adequate reasonable" is not correct and does not work well in written English.
It seems to be an attempt to combine two adjectives, but they do not naturally pair together in this way.
Example: "The proposal was deemed adequate reasonable, but it lacked sufficient detail."
Alternatives: "sufficiently reasonable" or "adequately reasonable".
He said the amount "is a fair, adequate and reasonable one -- with one important caveat".
A decision posted to the court's Web site calls the settlement "fair, adequate and reasonable".
A judge has approved the final two settlements in the e-book price-fixing case, calling Macmillan and Penguin's deals "fair, adequate and reasonable".
The settlement was submitted for review to the federal judge, United States District Judge Oliver W. Wanger in Fresno, Calif., who ruled on Thursday that it was "fair, adequate and reasonable".
Judge Chin acknowledged that "the creation of a universal digital library would benefit many," but said that the proposed agreement was "not fair, adequate and reasonable".
Judge Alvin K. Hellerstein of the United States District Court in Manhattan described the deal as "fair, adequate and reasonable" and urged the workers to accept it.
"Upon consideration of all the relevant factors as discussed in this decision," Judge Telesca wrote, "I find that the amount of the proposed settlement is fair, adequate and reasonable under all of the prevailing -- and compelling -- circumstances".
On May 24, Magistrate Judge Marilyn D. Go of Federal District Court in Brooklyn is scheduled to hold a hearing on whether the accord "should be approved as fair, adequate and reasonable," according to the notice.
In granting preliminary approval, the judge in the case described the settlement as "fair, adequate, and reasonable".
For the financial services industry it's "any three-letter acronym," for class action lawyers it's the "fair, adequate, and reasonable" mantra.
