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.

The six country initiative is not only timely but understandable.

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

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

This is understandable.

But this is understandable.

That shift is understandable.

This behavior is understandable.

Such doubts are understandable.

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

Their reasons are entirely understandable.

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

This outlook is understandable, but shortsighted.

While constraints are a good idea, it is understandable that EU governments do not like them. Sinners do not like rules.

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.

Moreover, Hu has fomented nationalism, not by taking understandable pride in China s impressive economic growth, but by demonizing Japan.

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.

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.

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

At one level, it is entirely understandable that Germany and other eurozone countries should demand assurances that their resources will not be wasted.

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

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

As the world s largest polluter, accounting for roughly a quarter of global carbon emissions, America s reluctance to do more is perhaps understandable, if not forgivable.

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.

The InChIKey, sometimes referred to as a hashed InChI, is a fixed length (25 character) condensed digital representation of the InChI that is not human 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

These narrower interests, however understandable they may be, should not and will not take precedence over the common goal of improving the major institution mandated with the maintenance of global peace and security.

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.