workable - use in sentences

Modifying Another Word

  • perfectly: That sounds like a perfectly workable system to me.
  • easily: Mix filler into an easily workable paste not sloppy.
  • really: I asked whether the compromise was really workable in the long run.
  • very: This is a very workable area, which has enabled me to have regular contact with all schools.
  • still: November Lily bulbs can still be planted if the ground is still workable.
  • only: Parking 1/2 mile away - access difficult, only Workable at low tide.

Adjective complement with noun phrase

  • make: There is however still work to be done to make the law workable at the second reading.

Modifies a noun

  • seam: Up to sixteen workable coal seams are to be found in the district.
  • solution: Is English Votes on English Matters a workable solution to the West Lothian Question?
  • compromise: However, there does seem to be a workable compromise.
  • proposition: Future modifications and the use of elastic made a workable proposition but limited the turning circle.
  • alternative: A workable alternative to having a second line installed for an Internet connections.
  • definition: Judy Ford Tuesday, June 01, 2004 - 08:51 pm Does anyone have a workable definition of " research " ?

Used with adjective complement

  • prove: Such a system has already proved workable in the USA.
  • remain: Once in place, a policy needs to be reviewed on a regular basis to ensure that it remains workable.
  • become: Soil becomes more workable, more favorable for root growth.
  • make: How can the cascade model of training a large number of teachers be made workable.
  • stay: That means that it stays workable for a useful amount of time.
  • seem: I did investigate a " pool " system a while back, but it didn't really seem workable.

Preposition: in

  • practice: Dylan, I would always tend toward using as many as is workable in practice.

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