Making a wrong decision is understandable. Refusing to search continually for learning is not. From LearnThat.org. [Philip Crosby.]
Gen. Petraeus's use of the word "understandable" may have been used more in the sense of predictable, rather than justifiable. From Wordnik.com. [Look at All of Gen. Petraeus's Reaction to the Violence] Reference
Ed. Rendell put it, "We've got to start smacking back in short understandable bites.". From Wordnik.com. [Democratic Strategist] Reference
Were they connected once and split, and how active or malicious or understandable is their rivalry?. From Wordnik.com. ["And their eyes change as they learn to see through flame."] Reference
I had brought another group of PCV guests on the Quba walking tour when a local guy started talking to us in understandable English. From Wordnik.com. [The Fire Land: 2 surreal moments] Reference
They would allow reasonable time for payments and then make the credit terms understandable and then the so-called universal default. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 15, 2008] Reference
So even in those times when it is hard to love - when other roads would be "understandable" - I will choose love. From Wordnik.com. [you have been counted worthy...] Reference
It’s understandable from a business stand point, I guess. From Wordnik.com. [Whole Foods Is Hands Down the Best Generic Midtown Deli | Midtown Lunch - Finding Lunch in the Food Wasteland of NYC's Midtown Manhattan] Reference
The place is thick with car jargon understandable to everyone but me. From Wordnik.com. [Gene and the Machine: The shocking truth about the electric Volt] Reference
All of this is very simple and understandable, which is where the discussion should be kept. From Wordnik.com. [Why We Can't Wait To Move On Bank Reform] Reference
The manga’s 80% understandable from the just the art anyway, and it’s cats, so huge crossover potential. From Wordnik.com. [License request day: Chi’s Sweet Home] Reference
"We've got to start smacking back in short understandable bites," he said, noting "Everybody is nervous as all get out. From Wordnik.com. [Rendell: Obama Is "Like Adlai Stevenson ... What The Heck Is Going On?"] Reference
She followed the scent, her probes and sensors and AIs processing the godplane’s sightings in understandable human inputs. From Wordnik.com. [365 tomorrows » 2009 » September : A New Free Flash Fiction SciFi Story Every Day] Reference
Jacqui has a passion to decode the often difficult world of agricultural policy into terms understandable for today's ag players. From Wordnik.com. [Farm Futures News] Reference
IND trains, making it slightly easier to get from -- in terms understandable to longterm users of the system -- the IND to the IRT. From Wordnik.com. [NY Daily News] Reference
Like all great writers, he lured the reader into his alien world by providing just enough clues to keep its weird terrain understandable. From Wordnik.com. [Is SF Too Geeky?] Reference
Top banker says anger over bonuses is 'understandable'. From Wordnik.com. [Goldman Sachs' Lloyd Blankfein paid $13m for 2010] Reference
But that's kind of understandable I think - Neil felt the same way. From Wordnik.com. [sheepdip Diary Entry] Reference
KING: Did this leave you with some kind of understandable white hatred?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Larry King Live: Chris Rock Discusses 'Down to Earth' - February 12, 2001] Reference
Some of Karzai's concerns are "understandable," a senior military official said. From Wordnik.com. [Gen. Petraeus runs into resistance from Karzai over village defense forces] Reference
Ok, kind of understandable for undergrads although I was left to fend for myself. From Wordnik.com. [New policy] Reference
But at the same time, it's kind of understandable that the phrase often passed without challenge. From Wordnik.com. [The most effective and diabolical lie of the year] Reference
I maintain that the decision made by the Germans in 1933 was "understandable" and in no way "correct.". From Wordnik.com. [Heidegger and Nazism: An Exchange] Reference
Former president Nelson Mandela said the lack of any dramatic announcement on Aids was "understandable". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Those supporters displayed the kind of understandable swagger a new generation of Philadelphians possess. From Wordnik.com. [The Phillies fans celebrate] Reference
They say it's kind of understandable that they haven't really been able to really breakthrough the chatter. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Feb 15, 2008] Reference
Zhai said Mbeki's comments were an "understandable" warning about a possible future scenario, not the current reality of. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Senate in acting on energy and climate legislation is "understandable" because lawmakers "needed to focus" on health care. From Wordnik.com. [EPA to Soon Decide on Mountaintop-Mining Permits] Reference
It would be kind of understandable if not for the fact that this site has reported on the movie before, using the correct name. From Wordnik.com. [Eli Roth Talks Sci-Fi Movie ENDANGERED SPECIES and More – Collider.com] Reference
It was "understandable" that the government, the mine's biggest shareholder and creditor, had turned down the application, Vidulich said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Can someone please outline in "understandable" words. From Wordnik.com. [eggheadcafe.com New Messageboard Posts] Reference
All you say is that their views are "understandable" and "all too human". From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
Biden said it's "understandable" that many Americans are angry about the nation's economic situation. From Wordnik.com. [The Herald | HeraldOnline.com - Front] Reference
I say "understandable" ignorance, because this kind of stuff isn't taught in schools, and isn't common knowledge. From Wordnik.com. [PageOneQ.com Latest] Reference
He said it was "understandable" in those circumstances that prisoners were getting hold of weapons for self-defence. From Wordnik.com. [Stuff.co.nz - Stuff] Reference
This discomfort leads to a kind of understandable blindness, and more importantly can make us leave money on the table. From Wordnik.com. [Daring Fireball] Reference
Mr Buswell said the result was "understandable" but said the WA Government was "determined to manage finances in a prudent manner.". From Wordnik.com. [AustralianIT.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
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