Sentence examples for downright reasonable from inspiring English sources

This year's Republican race is dominated by candidates whose budgetary plans make Reagan's look downright reasonable.

By comparison, this year's surprise nomination of the arty romantic comedy "Salmon Fishing in the Yemen" in that category looks downright reasonable.

Things that would seem either over-the-top or just plain idiotic in the hands of other bands become downright reasonable.

But Lufthansa and Air France are more relaxed and Continental Airlines is downright reasonable: "Women in any stage of pregnancy are accepted for transportation on Continental… boarding will only be denied if physical signs of labour are present".

As exiles from places like Park Slope discover neighboring St . George the borough civic center, with its distinguished public architecture, extraordinary houses, harbor views and designated historic district, prices in New Brighton remain downright reasonable, according to Gale Strassberg, associate broker with Neuhaus Realty.

After all, the Mohameds donated the property and the valuation seemed downright reasonable.

The critic B. R. Myers has singled this passage out as "uninvolving" and "downright silly". It is reasonable to wonder: Who talks this way?

I expected to encounter an all-out hate group, when in actuality the men's rights activists I spoke to held beliefs ranging from reasonable to downright oppressive and sprinkled with a dose of crazy.

Wherever you dine, compared with other international capitals, the prices in Mexico City are reasonable, if not downright cheap.

Whether it's due to a good exchange rate (as in Argentina) or simply because a destination is just coming into its own (Colombia), travelers will find that they will often pay less for a boutique hotel experience and that meals are more reasonable, if not downright cheap, compared with Europe or the United States.

I expected to encounter an all-out hate group, when in actuality the men's rights activists I spoke to held beliefs ranging from the reasonable to the downright oppressive and sprinkled with a dose of crazy.