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it stands to reason



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Idioms and Phrases

It's reasonable or to be expected. For example, It stands to reason that if we leave late we'll arrive late . [Early 1600s]
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It stands to reason that Rodrigo is an Amos fan, as is Taylor Swift.

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And since Gaetz has not a scintilla of expertise or experience necessary to run the massive law-enforcement agency, it stands to reason that the only urgently important question facing the nation is whether four Republican senators might dig deep and find it within themselves to say as much.

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If we can agree that Disneyland is, unlike a film or a television series, a living environment — a place born of one era but striving to be welcoming to subsequent generations — then it stands to reason that its attractions must change with the times.

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Fourth, it stands to reason that Gaetz bears the Justice Department personal rancor given his record.

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It stands to reason, of course, that most people who are in the country without authorization would prefer to avoid deportation proceedings, and are not eager to jeopardize the lives they have built here in order to cast one of the 160 million or so ballots likely to be cast in this year's presidential election.

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