Sentence examples for for being reasonable from inspiring English sources

Douglas Laycock, Mr Holt's lawyer, had just argued that his client should not be penalised for being reasonable:JUSTICE SCALIA:  Well, religious beliefs aren't reasonable.

You could also head further east to the Dutch embassy (number 10), where Koolhaas tried to embody his country's reputation for being reasonable and open in a cubic building that allows views into its inner workings.

Irakli Alasania, who was, until a few months ago, Georgia's ambassador to the U.N., but who broke with the government, in part over the disastrous consequences of the war with Russia last summer, should be the leading figure of the opposition: Alasania is young and handsome, and has a diplomat's reputation for being reasonable.

"I make no apologies for being reasonable," Obama told the Iowa crowd.

7) My very favorite Obama line from the bus tour is, "I make no apologies for being reasonable".

I'm also overly punctual and sometimes work too hard for the good of the company!" Does Obama really have people asking him to apologize for being reasonable?

"Understand the policy," he said, "so you can know if what you're asking for is reasonable".

Mr. Boehner stressed that he has "been heavily involved in this now for months, making sure that the t's were crossed, the i's were dotted, and that what we were asking for was reasonable".

"What it is wanting for is reasonable ways for them to get from where they are to becoming an effective teacher".

Make sure the gifts asked for are reasonable and affordable.

And then, when emotions flare up, we chastise the firebrands for speaking with emotional heat, for not being "reasonable".