be practicable

Frequency: 6.58.1 per million words

Used to state that something is able to be done or put into practice successfully.

practicableVERB + ADJECTIVE

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Examples (10)

  • We will do this as soon as is reasonably practicable.
  • The stadium shall undertake to ensure, so far as is reasonably practicable, the safety of persons.
  • The university should provide timely notification where it is practicable to do so.
  • It is not practicable to complete the tunnel before the end of the year.
  • The proposed scheme is perfectly practicable and cost-effective.
  • The committee must decide whether the new regulations are practicable.
  • Such a large-scale project may not be practicable in the current economic climate.
  • The objective is to reduce carbon emissions to the maximum extent practicable.
  • Please return the equipment as soon as is practicable for you.
  • It is no longer practicable to maintain the old building.