He talked plausibly before the committee. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
Adjective : a plausible excuse; a plausible plot. ,a plausible commentator. From Dictionary.com.
John Thacker writes: rvman -- your argument, while superficially plausibly, is against completely refuted by the data. From Wordnik.com. [Getting Ricardo Wrong, Arnold Kling | EconLog | Library of Economics and Liberty] Reference
Urbibus,) more plausibly from the Arabic words, which signify a thievish character, or Oriental situation, (Hottinger, Hist. From Wordnik.com. [The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire] Reference
The only way to break such impasses is not through some kind of plausibly democratic process -- e.g. From Wordnik.com. [Balkinization] Reference
The starting materials are "plausibly" obtainable by abiotic means, but need to be kept isolated from one another until the right step, as Sutherland admits. From Wordnik.com. [BioLogos Reviews "Signature in the Cell"] Reference
Private property no longer exists in Britain as long as the property can be "plausibly" tied to "climate change". From Wordnik.com. [Hillbilly White Trash] Reference
Not a name plausibly compared with Philadelphia. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2009-11-01] Reference
A politician can plausibly deny any connection to a wealthy donor. From Wordnik.com. [Janine R. Wedel: Shadow Elite : The DISCLOSE Act -- Who's Blindfolding the American Electorate?] Reference
At NBC Sports, for the Olympics, there is an expression: plausibly live. From Wordnik.com. [Rings Master] Reference
Instead, we have short-range explanations, each plausibly woven into the other. From Wordnik.com. [Deepak Chopra: Hawking's Grand Book, But Where Is the Design? (Part 2)] Reference
You're describing this apartment complex as a place where spies could plausibly live. From Wordnik.com. [A Conspiracy Around Every Corner In Baldacci's D.C.] Reference
Still, from family accounts, I can plausibly argue that my grandfather was born a slave. From Wordnik.com. [... Or A Childish Illusion Of Justice?] Reference
And it's been achieved, Israelis can plausibly argue, through their own hard-nosed measures. From Wordnik.com. [Who Needs Peace, Love, And Understanding, Anyway?] Reference
It might just as plausibly lock those on low incomes into a life of transience and insecurity. From Wordnik.com. [Tinkering with tenancy is no solution to the housing shortage] Reference
How many times in, say, 20 years can you plausibly holler "Eureka!" and discover the same thing.?. From Wordnik.com. [Rediscovering 'Real People'] Reference
White men cannot plausibly claim to be underrepresented in the upper echelons of American society. From Wordnik.com. [Drums, Sweat And Tears] Reference
This sort of thing exceeds anything that could plausibly pay a dividend to Republicans in November. From Wordnik.com. [Jack Miles: Quran-Burning and Republican Electoral Strategy: A Postscript from Australia] Reference
The decline is relatively modest and you could plausibly explain it away as a reflection of views on other issues. From Wordnik.com. [Health-care reform polling poorly] Reference
In numerical terms, Mr. Cook sees 18 Senate seats up for election this year that could, plausibly, change party hand. From Wordnik.com. [Why Charlie Cook Sees a Republican Romp] Reference
He passes the more plausibly because all men have a smatch of his humour, and it is thought freeness which is malice. From Wordnik.com. [Microcosmography or, a Piece of the World Discovered; in Essays and Characters] Reference
The Constitution prescribes what should happen when a President is plausibly guilty of "high crimes and misdemeanors". From Wordnik.com. [The Politics Of Vengeance] Reference
Left on automatic pilot, these programs are plausibly projected to grow to about 75 percent of the present budget by 2030. From Wordnik.com. [A Quick Solution to the Budget?] Reference
AT&T can plausibly argue that it didn't plan to unload Liberty at the time it bought TCI, but the world has since changed. From Wordnik.com. [But What Will We Tell The Kids?] Reference
The Irish diaspora features, too, with sections on John F. Kennedy and, less plausibly, the ancient Greek astronomer Ptolemy. From Wordnik.com. [From Abbeyknockmoy To Zozimus] Reference
The latest data give cause to wonder if there's anything policymakers can plausibly do to stop the world's climate from warming. From Wordnik.com. [Will We Ever Stop Global Warming?] Reference
They did this for past events and those that could plausibly occur in the future, while their brains were being scanned in a fMRI. From Wordnik.com. [This Is Your Brain on Optimism] Reference
A judge is an activist when he announces principles or reaches results that cannot plausibly be related to the actual Constitution. From Wordnik.com. [The View From 1987] Reference
At least until the good offices of kindness and education have been fairly tried the contrary conclusion can not be plausibly urged. From Wordnik.com. [US Presidential Inaugural Addresses] Reference
They believe that they can be plausibly reinvented at suitable intervals and that those whose loyalty they are seeking will be impressed. From Wordnik.com. [The Folly Of 'Reinvention'] Reference
In the Pac-10, there are seven teams that could plausibly reach Pasadena, not counting the conference's most talented team, ineligible USC. From Wordnik.com. [The Down and Distance Crystal Ball] Reference
Calculations based on the number of cities, and on the number of men of military age, have plausibly placed the sum at about five millions. From Wordnik.com. [The International Magazine, Volume 2, No. 3, February, 1851] Reference
Now, at least, with the most-wanted list on the Web, no dealer or collector can plausibly claim he simply just didn't know what he was buying. From Wordnik.com. [Iraq's (Most Precious) Most Wanted] Reference
With the numbers exceptionally close and frustratingly unpredictable, both campaigns can plausibly claim to be heading for victory in the Sunshine State. From Wordnik.com. [Trail Mix: Battle of the Battlegrounds] Reference
Niewoehner, anticipating defense arguments, told the jury that Blagojevich was no dupe and could not plausibly argue that he was relying on smarter advisers. From Wordnik.com. [At Blagojevich trial, 'dirty schemes' in detail] Reference
More plausibly, Tharp looked hard at the situation-two stars, one stage-and made a characteristic decision to be entirely literal about sharing the spotlight. From Wordnik.com. [Those Oldies But Goodies] Reference
Radical middle: Of course, it might plausibly be argued, Democrats are no less egregious; they just did a better job keeping a lid on their maniacs this summer. From Wordnik.com. [Little Lies And Big Whoppers] Reference
But most crucially, the link between Washington and Tel Aviv has thoroughly discredited not just America but any Iranian who could plausibly be tarred as its stooge. From Wordnik.com. [Iran Follies] Reference
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