in reason
Example Sentences
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Itās just rooted in reason and the real world.
From Slate
The pleasant absurdity and verbal antics of Milneās stories are never random but grounded in reason and logic, whether figuring out how many Woozles are leaving tracks in the snow or trying to answer Eeyoreās forlorn question, āwhat color was it when it was a balloon?ā
Education is ultimately a form of trainingāabove all, in reasonāthat makes the good life possible.
Their purveyors are interested in some other point and therefore have no interest in reason.
āSuch inflated numbers are not grounded in reason, have no basis in the record, no support in the governing law, and no place in a fair and impartial enforcement system,ā they wrote in their filing.
From Los Angeles Times
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