This is understandable.

Up to a point, 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.

There is understandable reluctance to allow that to happen again.

This outlook is understandable, but shortsighted.

Such concerns are understandable but manifestly exaggerated.

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.

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

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

Doing Business has been a leader in synthesizing subjective and quantitative data to create understandable metrics.

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

Others seek to simplify the tax system and make the system more understandable or more accountable.

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.

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

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

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.

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