Sentences with phrase «to be plausible»

Yes, there is a plausible mechanism for back sleeping causing problems.

One person reads the back copy from the book, then everybody writes down what they think is a plausible first line of the story.

But if he is saying there is no plausible scenario where benefits will not be paid over the long term, then I disagree.

A theory is a plausible or scientifically acceptable general principal or body of principals offered to explain phenomena.

This may be plausible in theory but, in practice, no other method of settlement is available.

Is it a plausible idea that merits investigation and testing?

Although it would be nice to have your debts paid off in the shortest period possible, this may not be plausible for some.

How much confidence is there: to what extent is it a plausible hypothesis, versus solid, established science?

Good journalists have a well - developed sense of what's plausible and what's too good to be true in the fields they cover.

Generally speaking for each question there will be several answers which are plausible but not right and a couple which look correct.

«If there is a plausible reason why certain jobs weren't created, maybe the company shouldn't be penalized,» he said.

We hope that these concepts are plausible enough to warrant detailed investigation into their policy implications.

That means the candidates should have principles but also policy agendas that are plausible given the state of public opinion in those constituencies.

Could reduced areas of forest be a plausible answer?

There is good chemistry between the two leads, the story is plausible, and the supporting cast is good.

Each of these approaches is plausible on its own terms.

But I think the historian can say: Here are the plausible explanations.

But how does one determine whether the high emission rates are plausible?

Both decreased access and increased interventions are plausible causes of increased maternal mortality.

However, there's a plausible case that many people won't.

It is hard to tell if the interpretation is plausible in the situation that you describe.

Although this is not a certainty, there is no plausible basis for thinking that a stronger response to a natural climate driver should imply a weaker response to an anthropogenic one.

In most cases, joint custody is plausible unless one parent poses a risk to the child.

This suggests an unusual signed positive feedback with fixed SST, but may still be plausible.

All those stories promote the idea that sequestration of all the carbon produced by the combustion of coal is a plausible notion.

For those that have an incredibly tight budget and would prefer that their bathroom space be refreshed as opposed to a complete remodel; the following are plausible suggestions.

But it might also be a plausible and profitable enterprise.

Frankly that is not and never has been a plausible outcome.

«Alternative facts» is a term in law to describe inconsistent sets of facts put forth in a court given that there is plausible evidence to support both alternatives.

When writing a story, he told me, it doesn't matter that something actually happened; it only matters that its occurrence is plausible within the story.

But since the authors of Christian created a god without limits, who isn't bound by the laws of time, space or matter, anything is plausible to them.

We all live different lives and what works for one person, may not in fact be plausible for another.

For the plot is plausible, plus each of the principals proves to be an empathetic figure exhibiting an endearing vulnerability in his or her earnest quest for fulfillment on the road to resolution.

If we do that, then I think the argument I make in the post is plausible.

But isn't that a possibility the president's advocates and defenders should want to pretend is plausible?