Sentence examples for is respectable at from inspiring English sources

Growth is respectable at 3.4% a year, but it is slowing and Rajoy's claim to provide a safe pair of hands was proved false when he missed the deficit target last year, leaving it at 5%.

Spending on education is respectable, at 5% of GDP, but Brazil's pupils routinely come near the bottom in the OECD's international comparisons of how much they know.Admittedly Brazil was a late starter in public provision of both health care and schooling.

TIAA-CREF funds' performance is respectable at best, not great.

Acceleration should be respectable at 0-60mph (0-100kph) in less than 6 seconds –more than enough to beat most cars away from the lights.

The handling of the team must be humane and compassionate and the language used must be respectable at all times.

The pizza, too, is respectable, especially at Pisa Pizza in Benghazi, where the pies are about a yard in diameter.

The medium-short wine list is respectable, too, beginning at $22, with a more complex proprietor's list priced upward from $60.

Valles says he and his wife, Rebecca, usually buy a sack at the roast -- that's about 35 pounds, an amount that is respectable but hardly notable, at least among this crowd.

Red Hat's cash pile, at $300 million, is respectable, but Microsoft has more than 100 times as much.

He has drawn no walks and broken three bats in the last two games, but his average in the A.L.C.S. is respectable at.286 (6 for 21).

He is hitting.256 after going 0 for 4 last night, but his on-base percentage is respectable, at.353, and he has 20 stolen bases in 22 attempts.