"They are passable," the Master replied; "yet they are scarcely in the same category as the poor who are happy, and the rich who love propriety.

On being asked by this Yen Yung his opinion of a certain individual, the Master replied, "He is passable.

" "But," argued the disciple, "if a man habituate himself to a reverent regard for dutyeven while in his way of doing things he is impetuousin the oversight of the people committed to his charge, is he not passable?

Gradually, as they advanced west, the roads became more and more rough and were only passable in many places by logs having been placed side by side, forming what was termed corduroy roads.

Resumed our journey down the creek at 7.0 a.m., the general course south-south-west; the country became so steep and rocky that at 8.0 we left the valley and steered south, crossing several stony hills with rocky ravines, which were so rugged that they were scarcely passable.

In other cases, though passable, an attempt should be made to get rid of white markings.

The remainder of the company were barely passable as strolling players, with the exception of the actor who personated Osmyn.

Enfin a force de courir et de chercher quelque chose qu'ils pussent manger, ils apercurent entre les rochers qui etoient le long du rivage, de gros limacons, et de plus petits, qui y venoient de la mer, et dont le gout, qui etoit passable, parut excellent a des gens affamez.

The present looked passable enough, she thought, if she kept her mind strictly on it alone.

Viewed in that light, it seemed passable enough.

In the room adjoining, Charlie and Linda were jubilantly wading through the latest "rag" song in a passable soprano and baritone, with Mrs. Abbey listening in outward resignation.

The hollow lane towards Alton was so torn and disordered as not to be passable till mended, rocks being removed that weighed two hundredweight.

The Inf. tell me there is just a passable road through.

His gray shirt might have been of any nationality, so that on the whole he made quite a passable Frenchman.

A narrow swinging bridge, which is only passable in calm weather, crosses this chasm, 200 feet above the water.

And the Cyrnus, too, he crossed at a point where it had become passable because of summer, ordering the cavalry to cross down stream with the baggage animals next, and the infantry afterward.

Then and than are distinct Particles, but use hath made the using of then for than after a Comparative Degree at least passable.

A celebrated gunaiphilist having asked a friend with whom he was walking, if the woman they had just met was not very passable, the other replied, "Undoubtedly she was, or I had never got by her, while you were with me at least.

If I have no big ideas just now, I have some very passable little ones, and one in particular that" He drew a great breath.

Taking advantage of a frost, which had made the bogs passable, O'Donnell stole round the English forces and joined another party of Spaniards who had just effected a landing at Castlehaven.

There was no use of pressing the ponies, for our game wasn't trying to escape, and, for that matter, couldn't, as the Colorado River wasn't passable within fifty miles.

Although the horses kicked and plunged a little, I did not fancy that we could be in any danger, as it was impossible for them to run away with us through streets so narrow as scarcely to be passable, neither could we have very easily been upset.

So Dorothy wrote to her friend, who was in Los Angeles and had already planned to drive East when the roads became passable.

They were to form in a line so near each other that they could touch hands and were to march thus turning out for nothing except in passable lakes, and thus we marched, fairly sweeping the county in search of a sign.

Still, provided the weather remains passable, one can live there.