Sentence examples for respectable by from inspiring English sources

He wants to make military history respectable by enfolding it into intellectual and cultural history.

An orphan, Tom is brought up "respectable" by his Aunt Polly.

And it became pretty respectable by the 1990s to talk of "biogeochemistry".

That level was still respectable by the standards of the euro zone, which was expected to stagnate.

That level is still respectable by the standards of the euro zone, which is expected to stagnate.

Coca-Cola would disappear, irrespective of its attempts to make itself respectable by producing a "diet" version.

Little, Brown said the hardcover printing had been about 15,000, which is considered respectable by publishing standards.

That is respectable by international standards (see chart) but much less impressive than the Japanese, Icelanders and Swiss, who work beyond the state-pension age.