Sentence examples for the workable from inspiring English sources
adjective
Capable of functioning.
- They came up with a workable solution, until they could think of something better.
It would be good for Ms. Bair to have a seat at that table; most of the workable ideas are already articulated in her book.
Kuhn nevertheless maintains that his predictions would have been correct but for the workable system that emerged "with the very real cooperation of the players association and Miller".
Lenders often lose less money on a renegotiated loan than on a foreclosure, so they should be well equipped to triage bad loans, separating the workable from the truly hopeless cases.
The dream, then — the workable, pragmatic dream of a man troubled by lived reality — is a regulated hunting industry in which operators steward the land while catering to a Western taste for blood.
Mr. Orszag had a large role in the economic stimulus bill, taking charge of sorting the workable spending ideas from the impractical ones and helping negotiate its final passage on Capitol Hill.
But the real point is that neither a safety net nor a partnership model for funding social care is likely to come up with the workable, sustainable and effective model.
What held the collective together and made the method workable was the story, or fable.
The last is the best workable scenario.
An unavoidable limitation inherent to the process is the need for simplification to make the process workable.
Even staunch opponents said they would abstain rather than vote against the pact as it was the only workable agreement.
Benjamin Holt, who was later credited with patenting the first workable crawler tractor design, incorporated the Holt Manufacturing Company in 1892.
