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• r  in an intelligible manner

• The Ganges, the most sacred river in India, is so gunked up with industrial and human waste that many Hindus were understandably hesitant about diving in recent weeks to ritually .
• This may sound peculiar to some, and understandably so.
• The reaction, understandably, was equal parts "Holy crap!" and "Hey, wait a minute how do we know these uncorroborated threats are on the level?.

• intelligibly
• clearly

• unintelligibly

News & Articles

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• The Right Way to Choose Your College Major
  By Michael Garry NEW YORK (AdviceIQ) -- The ever-escalating amounts of student loan debt make college students understandably nervous. So should you, the anxious undergrad, pick a college major by whatever pays the most? Only if you want a life of misery. Nothing could be more shortsighted than choosing your major based on the earnings one year out. You might be paid well, but extremely unhappy ...
  June 21, 2013 - TheStreet.com
• The View from Writers Roost
  FATHER’S DAY sadly but understandably doesn’t carry as much sentimental weight for many people, particularly for earlier generations, as Mother’s Day.
  June 21, 2013 - The Gilmer Mirror
• James Gandolfini's last role will channel parts of Tony Soprano
  James Gandolfini had, understandably, sought to move past his Tony Soprano role in the six years since he left the show and moved on to film full time.        
  June 20, 2013 - Los Angeles Times

Quotes

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• Barack Obama in msnbc.com
  This has been a disaster for this region, and people are understandably frightened and concerned about what the next few months and the next few years may hold,Obama said after a briefing with the Coast Guard's Allen and the governors of...
• Ruth Bader Ginsburg in Boston Globe
  But in a stinging dissent, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said while the white firefighters "understandably attract this court's sympathy . . . they had no vested right to promotion" and are not victims of discrimination because no one was promoted...
• President Bush in E Canada Now
  Bush spoke during a news conference stating "Many Americans are understandably anxious about issues affecting their pocketbook, from gas and food prices to mortgage and tuition bills. They're looking to their elected leaders in Congress for...