He falls far short of it in particular in that he appears to judge of the validity of scientific work by the conclusions it arrives at... Nevertheless, there is much contained in the book that is sensible... and this circumstance makes its faults all the more regrettable.
It's quite sensible under the circumstances.
Less sensible, under the circumstances, was our film selection.
They remained "sincere, upright, and sensible of their circumstances, on all accounts".
Rather, it is prudent to assume that most of those who have, in other times and places, thought about and acted upon such matters have been at least as humane and as sensible in their circumstances as modern democrats are apt to be in theirs.
Whether or not the chlorinated hydrocarbons are the primary cause, it seems hardly sensible, under the circumstances, for us to expose ourselves to poisons that have a proved ability to damage the liver, and so, presumably, to make it less resistant to disease.
The procedure of correcting for all missing observations, without regard to cause, can be quite sensible in many circumstances and give a more fair comparison of treatments.
Under that circumstance a sensible interim objective is the abolition of preferential interest rates for privileged borrowers and achievement of a moderately positive real interest rate.
We believe this is a sensible approach in the circumstances".
"We don't like doing it, but it's the only sensible thing under the circumstances," he said.
Yet the Lib Dems got no reward for this seriousness of purpose, nor for all the hard work they put in over the next five years to moderate Tory extremism and deliver sensible policies in testing circumstances.
