Sentence examples for had been reasonable from inspiring English sources

"If they had been reasonable with me, of course I would have co-operated from the beginning".

In his assessment at the end of the conference, Mr. Akerlof argued that the response in the United States had been reasonable.

Bridger's cleanup job had been reasonable, but he had not been able to get rid of the blood that had soaked through the carpet.

Scott D. Waddle suggested that the sub captain's actions leading up to the fatal collision with a Japanese trawler had been reasonable and within acceptable Navy standards.

While the department largely agreed with the report's findings and recommendations, it said it had been reasonable to hire the Alaskan consultant, who had special expertise in a variety of matters like Alaskan tribal culture and federal grant procedures.

Mr. Clinton later quoted respected tax experts he had recruited who concluded that no crime had been committed and that the tax-reporting tactics of Mr. Rich and his corporation had been reasonable.

For the usual reasons that govern technical, artistic and commercial progress, it has been reasonable to assume that his wines will keep getting better and better.

I think the timeframe has been reasonable.

"The A.P.A. has been reasonable and sensible".

"All four candidates have been reasonable and willing to talk and listen," Mr. Spinola said.

I thus have taken risks, while asserting my independence, irrespective of what might have been reasonable.