The account, then, is presented as reasonable, thus meriting our confidence, but neither definitive nor complete (cf. 68b6 8), and thus open to possible revision (cf. 54b1 2, 55d4 6).
Politicians, following what their pollsters tell them, increasingly present themselves as reasonable centrists.
Washington dismissed the deal, noting that Iran was still refusing to stop enriching uranium, but the measure allowed Iran — for a time — to present itself as reasonable.
But it's also that, in presenting himself as reasonable, considerate and fair, he puts you in mind of every leader who gets his way by masking ruthless force with politeness.
There would be inherent tensions, Mr. Gore and his aides realized, among the legal imperative of capturing every Democratic vote in Florida, the communications mission of presenting Mr. Gore as reasonable and dignified, and the political goal of keeping supporters on board while buying time for the lawyers.
This address, which, for most Americans, constitutes the first salvo in this battle, was intended to be strictly mud-free: present Obama as reasonable, middle-of-the-road, chastened by last November, but still progressive enough that he wants to do some of your traditional Democratic things (spend money on infrastructure and schools).
Immigrants' early traumatic experiences and severe life circumstances could lead to distress and GPs considered often their presenting symptoms as reasonable reactions to earlier life events and tangible life conditions rather than signs of a depressive disorder.
When you use logic rather than emotion, you present yourself as reasonable and mature.
Translation: Mr. Gore rips his rival's proposals to shreds and presents his own as reasonable alternatives.
Science, much like technology, is often presented as objective, reasonable fact, without mentioning the very obvious caveat that it is conducted by human beings, who are often neither reasonable nor objective.
Third, some critics focus on Rawls's claim that the content of public reason the principles of a political conception of justice can be presented as merely reasonable, but not true.
