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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.

But as “Spinal Tap II” demonstrates, metal bands get respectable if they last long enough, which might explain why Elton John and Paul McCartney show up in the new film to pay tribute.