Example sentences of "a reasonable [noun sg] " in BNC.
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| 1 | ‘ It seems a reasonable supposition . ’ |
| 2 | In some respects , this is a reasonable supposition to make . |
| 3 | It is a reasonable supposition , therefore , that anything that increases the community 's demand for liquid assets relative to other forms of wealth will cause a rise in the demand for bills . |
| 4 | DPP ( 1942 ) held that the retaliation must bear a reasonable relationship to the provocation . |
| 5 | Furthermore , where standard costs are used , they need to be reviewed frequently to ensure that they bear a reasonable relationship to actual costs obtaining during the period . |
| 6 | Present planning , however , on this side of the Channel will not provide our industrial and commerical community with a reasonable chance of exploiting new opportunites in Europe . |
| 7 | Furthermore , the insurers are judge and jury rolled into one — if they do not think that your case has a reasonable chance of success they will not indemnify you . |
| 8 | ‘ We think that music is a good thing , ’ says Tunnicliffe ; ‘ If you look at our everyday lives , many of us live in a music-filled environment so there is a reasonable chance that it will be a positive thing . |
| 9 | One way of ensuring that locals have a reasonable chance of winning is to slightly bias just a few of the questions . |
| 10 | Since these measures were to be accompanied by a tight control over the supply of bank credits , there seemed to be a reasonable chance that the new policy would succeed in bringing the foreign balance closer to a state of equilibrium . |
| 11 | The standard rule is : delegate to the lowest level possible , compatible with a reasonable chance of a successful outcome . |
| 12 | One company was adamant that libraries have very limited use because there is a reasonable chance they will not satisfy any particular need for information . |
| 13 | If we apply the yardstick of affection and respect to all our dealings with the elderly and they feel this in everything we say to them , most of the small problems which are bound to arise when we are living together stand a reasonable chance of solution . |
| 14 | It would seem only sensible that the person who is in charge of 25 per cent of your assets and is responsible to a large degree for the liquidity of your business is given a reasonable chance to do his job properly and is the best that you can afford . |
| 15 | Only McCall , who hurt his neck in training yesterday , has a reasonable chance of facing the French in the first game in Group A of the mini-league series . |
| 16 | And it was nice to do something where , whether the fuses blow or not , there is a reasonable chance that it will be performed . ’ |
| 17 | Commander Genda went through the plans in detail over the next ten days and came to the conclusion that it was possible and , although hazardous , had a reasonable chance of success . |
| 18 | Those who had a reasonable chance of survival received an allowance from the health department of the local authority , but those incurables who needed financial help were made aware of their grim prospects because they had to apply for public assistance instead . |
| 19 | Climbing 25cm is not enough ; a 50cm ascent is the minimum needed for the butterfly to have a reasonable chance of survival . |
| 20 | This did not involve the King 's government in any expense ; if people went overseas , presumably they did it in order to make money , and the King could see no reason why he should provide any of his not very plentiful revenue to enrich them faster , though he might invest money of his own if he thought he had a reasonable chance of getting a dividend . |
| 21 | ‘ There is a reasonable chance of it happening and there is a collective will to support it ’ , Cunningham believes . |
| 22 | In other public utilities , there was a reasonable chance of some benefit from privatisation . |
| 23 | There was a reasonable chance that he might be released from St Elizabeth 's : Eliot himself suggested a private sanatorium , to be followed by a retreat in California or New Mexico . |
| 24 | However , some rugs will almost certainly increase in value , and others stand a reasonable chance of at least keeping their value . |
| 25 | They are not as swift as cheetah and have to get considerably closer , usually to within twenty yards of their target , if they are to have a reasonable chance of overtaking it when the race begins . |
| 26 | And so it was not until January , four months after moving in , that I had a reasonable chance of settling down . |
| 27 | Although they might be observed by gamma-ray detectors on satellites or balloons , it would be difficult to fly a detector large enough to have a reasonable chance of intercepting a significant number of gamma-ray photons from one explosion . |
| 28 | If the DH is 500 ft , then at 700 ft/min it would be reached in approximately 2 minutes which would give you a reasonable chance of making visual contact . |
| 29 | On this basis you will have a reasonable chance of reaching MDA or Decision Height with the field ahead of you . |
| 30 | If , however , liming of the lake or catchment is undertaken , calcium concentrations will increase and K will become positive such that reintroduced fish have a reasonable chance of long-term survival ( Smith , 1991 ) . |