Sentence examples for checks reasonable from inspiring English sources

The NRA once called mandates for background checks reasonable," Reid said.

Back in 1999, LaPierre called universal background checks "reasonable," but in recent years he's backed off this stance as he's moved further and further to the extreme right.

Unsurprisingly, there's no middle ground, but a debate that discusses the possibility of equal pay, health checks and reasonable working hours is one worth having.

Instead of continuing to accept that more than one person dies of gunshot wounds in our country every hour, why not pass stricter background checks and reasonable gun regulations, eliminating assault weapons and large magazine clips?

Data entry was checked by a separate assistant and further checked for reasonable ranges; a 25% sample was triple checked against original paper copies to ensure accuracy.

Next, he screens for financially strong companies, checking for reasonable ratios of debt to equity and debt to capital.

Criminal background checks are a reasonable and sane way to reduce US gun slaughter while maintaining the right to bear arms.

Mr Balls described random checks as a "reasonable approach" to deter the "tiny minority of parents applying dishonestly".

And it has major consequences: pPluralism and all that follows from it – the idea of a legitimate opposition, checks and balances, reasonable compromise – is anathema to them.

Already, the mulish behavior of Congressional Republicans has led to the creation of the sequester, blocked action on economic growth and climate change, prevented reasonable checks on gun purchases and threatens to blow up a hard-fought compromise on immigration.

"Ninety percent of the public, 80 percent of N.R.A. members even, say that they think we should have reasonable checks before people are allowed to buy guns," Mr. Bloomberg said.