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“That second quarter wasn’t where we needed to be. So within reason, you know, he knows — he knows when to back off the pedal, and knows when to push it too. So that’s part I love about him, the guy’s all in. Just sometimes I have to be the policeman.”

I had a good job and could buy what I wanted within reason.

Broadcasters spend billions of pounds for the rights to screen matches and part of the deal is knowing, within reason, when they are likely to end.

From BBC

Of course, it’s okay to treat yourself, just within reason.

From Salon

One said it was "a great idea, within reason", another said it would be "quite unfair", while the third was against the idea, arguing that "social media has brought a lot of good to young generations as well".

From BBC

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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