This is understandable.

And what that means simple and understandable might not be actually simple or understandable, and things we think are complex might be made simple and understandable.

But this is understandable.

That shift is understandable.

This behavior is understandable.

Such doubts are understandable.

Their reasons are entirely understandable.

This outlook is understandable, but shortsighted.

Such concerns are understandable but manifestly exaggerated.

Up to a point, this is understandable.

On the consumer side, this is quite understandable.

All of this was in fact perfectly understandable.

This is a politically understandable but flawed policy.

The concern was understandable radiation is very frightening.

Losing touch with that wisdom was, perhaps, understandable.

So, clear, balanced, and understandable information is the key.

This is understandable, but it misses a basic point.

Circumstances were such that the decision was perhaps understandable.

There is understandable reluctance to allow that to happen again.

The dilemma posed by China for democratic regimes is understandable.

Both narratives are understandable. But they cannot co exist forever.

NEW YORK Preoccupation with Afghanistan s disputed presidential election is understandable.

The six country initiative is not only timely but understandable.

That nerves are now on end in America is perfectly understandable.

Some of the stories are just so classic, and yet so understandable.

This narrative reflected (understandable) revolutionary exuberance rather than realities on the ground.

It is an understandable, pragmatic suggestion but not necessarily a good one.

Such temptations are understandable, and need not be animated by improper motives.

The revival of extreme nationalism in East Asia is both worrisome and understandable.

The problems that the Costa Rican proposal sought to address, however, were understandable.

Declaring war on terrorism was understandable, perhaps even appropriate, as a figure of speech.

This is understandable private investment firms spend an enormous amount on marketing and salaries.

The easiest and the most understandable idea for Russians to cling to is patriotism.

Be simple, clear and easily understandable both to scientists and to wider civil society

As inequality rises, consumption rates generally drop and savings rates generally rise.

That is understandable the rise of new powers has always disrupted the established international order.

People are skeptical for understandable reasons, and in the case of the credit crisis, angry.

That all Jews, including Israeli Jews, should remain haunted by a horrible past is understandable.

His tendency to view Africa through an American lens is thus both understandable and inevitable.

Those who argue that suicide bombers express understandable grudges have themselves sold out their freedom.

It is understandable that Europeans and Americans do not want to offend a regional power.

Russia s desire to reclaim its role as a powerful global player is understandable and legitimate.

It is understandable that the Chinese are now reluctant to invest more money in the US.

It is perhaps understandable that the original MDGs did not mention either internal or international migration.

This agenda might seem selfish, though understandable from the point of view of an oil billionaire.