Sentence examples for would be respectable for from inspiring English sources

That would be respectable for a rich country at full employment, but for an emerging-market economy with lots of idle hands it is poor.

But after 10 days, box office is a troublingly low £4.77m – and the picture has a long road to travel to reach a number that would be respectable for a major release from Disney Animation (£20m, although Zootropolis did £24m).

These return on investment numbers would be respectable for any stock or bond.

Where 2012 is concerned, sports officials have decided that a fourth place for Britain would be respectable, requiring the winning of 17 gold medals, following appropriate investment.

"From today's perspective, we think penetration in the 1% range would be respectable".

Even eleven-thirty was respectable for beer.

With album sales diminished over all, that would be perfectly respectable for a hit.

If all games were white-knuckle, multi-overtime events, perhaps ratings would be more respectable for prime time.

IF a flamboyant vampire were thirsty for a gin and tonic, White Noise would be a respectable place for a pre-coffin nightcap.

Over Friday, Saturday and Sunday, "Anchorman 2" is likely to gross about $30 million, which would be a respectable number for a crowded weekend though not spectacular given the aggressive marketing campaign that put the fictional anchor's face seemingly everywhere people could imagine.

Put another way, a tiger's time for a hundred-metre freestyle would be a respectable one minute and twenty seconds.