This is understandable.

But this is understandable.

That shift is understandable.

This behavior is understandable.

This outlook is understandable, but shortsighted.

Up to a point, this is understandable.

On the consumer side, this is quite understandable.

This is a politically understandable but flawed policy.

The concern was understandable radiation is very frightening.

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

This is understandable, but it misses a basic point.

There is understandable reluctance to allow that to happen again.

The dilemma posed by China for democratic regimes is understandable.

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

The six country initiative is not only timely but 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.

Such doubts are understandable.

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

Their reasons are entirely understandable.

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

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

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.

Such concerns are understandable but manifestly exaggerated.

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

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.

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.

All of this was in fact perfectly understandable.

Losing touch with that wisdom was, perhaps, understandable.

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.

To some extent, this is understandable, given the focus on short term liquidity and capital flows.

This omission is understandable, since one country acting alone cannot do much to stop global warming.

It is fundamentally important for the process to be transparent, understandable and easily accessible to citizens.

The attraction of this metaphor may be attributable to the excessive trust that Americans place not only in their army, which is understandable, but in force in general, which is much less understandable in the case of an intelligent people.

Circumstances were such that the decision was perhaps understandable.

Given the desire to penalize ethnic discrimination, the push for government to gain this knowledge is understandable.

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

Combine this with the continued fall in housing prices, and it is understandable that consumer spending remains depressed.

This situation is both understandable and increasingly unsettling for America s well being and that of the global economy.

It is understandable that the Fed wants to boost demand as long as the US economy remains depressed.

However, it is understandable that plans under current discussion envision focusing first on the youngest and oldest workers.

There is an understandable desire to want to cut through the verbiage and shake people by the shoulders.