Why ever would a decent man like James have left her?
She could never have a husband or children because no decent man would want her.
Maybe if he looked like a decent young man, no one would talk.
He had the looks of a good and decent man.
He is simply one of the most decent men I have ever met.
"If you had your way all the decent men in the South would be dead!"
Things happened there which a decent man could only guess at.
This wasn't a place for a decent man to be.
Why didn't he get married in church, like any decent man?
He was a great player and is a decent man, I think.
And suddenly he's a straight arrow for the last couple of years.
They like players who are straight arrows and believe in hard work.
The mark will be in panic, especially if he/she is a straight arrow.
He's a straight arrow who practically gets no credit at all.
There was absolutely no reason why I shouldn't be straight arrow and honest with them.
He comes on as a straight arrow, not a bully.
He's a straight arrow and I would expect the best from him.
The third row has a simple straight arrow pointing to the left.
She's pretty enough, but she comes off as a straight arrow.
He was then, and still is, the quintessential straight arrow.
All town members consider him a very respectable man, and a real animal lover.
I have no doubt of his being a very respectable young man.
I'm a respectable married man with eight children and another coming along.
I am a respectable married man, without a stain on my character.
A respectable man, close to his employees, he is very appreciated by them.
Of course he was then, and is now, a very respectable man.
Since it would keep her from marriage with a respectable man.
Well, Paul, as a respectable married man it's high time you went home.
He's a very respectable man, with children of his own.
He could be a rich man, respectable, living high and comfortable.
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