A merger would give them a respectable 17 percent.

The Sparks, meanwhile, shot a respectable 47.3 percent, and hit 16 of 20 free throws.

But for the second quarter, his portfolio was in last place, even though it rose a respectable 8.8 percent.

Its return on equity was a respectable 17.1 percent, up from 14.8 percent a year ago.

Mr. Perot, who won a respectable 21 percent, may have meant the difference in the race.

Our return on investment picked up to a respectable 11.3 percent.

The turnout here, though, was a respectable 56 percent.

Say an account earns a respectable 10 percent in its first year.

For the year, the Dow is up a respectable 13.49 percent.

During the same period, the productivity of the nation's factories rose a very respectable 4 percent annually, on average.