Now Billy […] had some of the weaknesses inseparable from essential good-nature; and among these was a reluctance, almost an incapacity of plumply saying no to an abrupt proposition not obviously absurd, on the face of it, nor obviously unfriendly, nor iniquitous.

tax bracket, age bracket

Some people support the measure, but the community at large will probably be against it.

Aspirations to 'grammarise' the comprehensives were again evident from the remarks of Education Committee members.