Example sentences of "seemed a reasonable " in BNC.
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| 1 | Boycott 's 63 held the innings together , Gooch and Gower got a few , Botham walloped 37 off 39 balls and 208 seemed a reasonable total on a pitch helpful to bowlers . |
| 2 | It seemed a reasonable bargain in which each superpower could exert restraint over its regional allies . |
| 3 | In view of this , it seemed a reasonable solution to ask my father to bring his great experience and distinction to Darlington Hall . |
| 4 | This seemed a reasonable system to consider , as , although it was unlikely that a perfect balance between costs and income could ever be achieved , it provided a target to aim for , or a shared value for all staff engaged on activities concerned with cost control and income generation , regardless of their departmental position . |
| 5 | Even by lunch a draw seemed a reasonable long-term option . |
| 6 | For practical reasons , fieldworkers adopted a policy in these cases of knocking at the door of the nearest house of a similar type ; since the survey was based on geographical area and housing type , this seemed a reasonable way of obtaining data from a range of addresses while conserving time and resources . |
| 7 | The railway made it worth while for Gustave : he could get to Mantes and back without too much trouble ; and Louise 's complaints perhaps seemed a reasonable price to pay for such accessible pleasure . |
| 8 | On the surface it seemed a reasonable explanation . |
| 9 | It also seemed a reasonable timescale , given the first site meeting on 5th March , for the work to take place in June , more than 3 months away . |
| 10 | I remembered something Zaria had said about clocking on at eight in the morning and eight-to-four seemed a reasonable working day . |
| 11 | It seemed a reasonable question to me . |
| 12 | ‘ It seemed a reasonable statement . ’ |