respectable

Canned crescent dough, improbably, was just right: pliable without tearing, sturdy without getting tough, and still capable of a respectable rise.

From 33 caps, he has a respectable average of 32 at a strike-rate of 115, though before he was dropped there was a feeling he was going too hard for 50-over cricket.

"And if he wants a respectable relationship with the Scottish government he should go to the House of Commons and apologise for what he said."

Once the Communists took over Russia, they vastly increased the literacy of the largely peasant population, industrialized the country, poured money into scientific research and fostered a respectable number of Nobel Prize winners.

Alyce earns what she describes as a "respectable" wage - even as one of the smaller names in the scene.