I've always been able to handle adversity pretty good, and I reasoned that I'd been trying my best.

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And, I reasoned, with the job market the way it was I could always find something to fall back on if my startup leap of faith turned out to be a disaster.

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And, financially, having a child later in life, I reasoned, would allow me to build my earning potential more than if I took time off when I was younger (of course, I also ran the risk of increased costs in the event I needed fertility treatments).

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So, I think I made a reasoned judgment.

CNN: Transcript of Thursday's Democratic presidential debate

As I began to study U.S. internal migration patterns and regional economic development for Life 2.0, I learned that some carefully reasoned books had appeared during the last 15 years that had predicted just such an out-migration from cities to smaller cities and towns.

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And I think it does paint a picture of a very well-reasoned, very important agenda for moving this economy forward.

WHITEHOUSE: Press Briefing

Last week I had a most productive meeting with Sir Christopher Kelly, who explained to me his hopes to bring reasoned proposals in the autumn.

BBC: In full: Speaker statement to MPs