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- adjective neologism That
makes sense ; showing internallogic ;sensible .
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And why? for lots of good common sensical reasons including (Yes, sensical is my word, I think) – emotional and physical health and the optimum development of children in 2 parent homes with a mom andadad.
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And why? for lots of good common sensical reasons including (Yes, sensical is my word, I think) – emotional and physical health and the optimum development of children in 2 parent homes with a mom and adad.
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The book is refreshingly easy for a layman to read, and much of the advice is common-sensical, which is as much a weakness as a strength.
NYT > Home Page By HARRY HURT III 2009
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Do you get actually sensical text (for dream values of 'sensical')?
mrissa: That stinks. mrissa 2010
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The Terps 'shooting was absolutely horrible and the team's continued inability to run any kind of sensical offense is likely what got the fan's dander up.
Blog updates 2009
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The Terps 'shooting was absolutely horrible and the team's continued inability to run any kind of sensical offense is likely what got the fan's dander up.
Blog updates 2009
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Acting nominations are even more non-sensical as they seem to pick actors in bad movies rather than bad performances.
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Matt rightly counters with the common-sensical reply that actually, the fact that prices are so high seems to indicate that people do, in fact, want to live there.
Matthew Yglesias » Parking Shortages Still Bad for Business 2009
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The man has effectively lobotomized the Ultimate Universe, tearing out every last shred of intrigue and replaced it with zany non-sensical splash pages.
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Joe symbolizes conservative faith in the common-sensical wisdom of the ordinary man as superior to the pronouncements of Washington wonks and pointy headed elites.
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