Standard appetizers like vitello tonnato and clams sauteed in white wine are respectable, as are main courses like sweet sausages with pepper and onions.
But its initial ratings were respectable as a parade of celebrity guests came on to banter with the host.
John Relyea is respectable as Alidoro; Alessandro Corbelli, appealing if vocally undistinguished as Dandini; Simone Alaimo, an overdone Don Magnifico.
The more successful recent movie adaptations of popular musicals — "Chicago," "Dreamgirls," "Hairspray" and "Sweeney Todd" — only fitfully captured the energy and excitement of the stage versions, but they were respectable as movies, and entertaining.
This would be respectable in many Western countries, but as Kirill Rogov, an economic and political analyst, argues, it is not enough to sustain the political status quo.
That is respectable for an S.U.V. and easily as good as, or better than, cars with less room and versatility.
The ricotta cheesecake is respectable, although not as good as the pistachio gelato by its side.
Be respectable and she will respect you as you are a good influence on her son or daughter.
The overall end result was respectable for the government, as it won a sixth term in government with a net loss of only two seats.
"For a man who fought all his life against being respectable, this comes as a stunning defeat," Arlo Guthrie said in 1998, when his father was put on a 32-cent stamp.
Pain's family was respectable enough, as his father held a number of properties directly from the king.
