than reasonable vs than was reasonable

Both phrases are correct, but they are used in different contexts. 'Than reasonable' is used to compare something to a standard of reasonableness, while 'than was reasonable' is used to indicate that something exceeded what was considered reasonable in the past.

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than reasonable

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to compare something to a standard of reasonableness.

This phrase is used to compare something to a standard of reasonableness, indicating that it is more or less reasonable than that standard.

Examples:

Her demands were more than reasonable given the circumstances.
The price was lower than reasonable for such high-quality products.

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Furthermore, technical values are inflated in the sense that they are assumed to increase faster than reasonable assumptions for inflation.
There's more than enough reasonable doubt.
The citizens in question end up paying a much higher price than is reasonable for calls made in Denmark.
I agree with what many of you have said: that this country has really suffered more than his reasonable in recent decades.
Paragraphs 20 and 22 call on the Commission to play a greater role in ICT and development than seems reasonable or realistic at the present moment.
Actually, it's far more reasonable than you think.
No sir, there is none more reasonable than Lady Elisabeth Fox.
Daddy is more reasonable than you think.
Itimplies goingfurther than it's reasonable for a woman to accept.
The aim is to ensure that the parent company has no other hold over its subsidiary than a reasonable return on investment, as determined by the supervisory authority.
The aim is to ensure that the parent company has no other hold over its subsidiary than a reasonable return on investment, as determined by the supervisory authority.
I confirm that I accepted no financial or other benefits, other than a reasonable fee for the validation and a compensation of travel and accommodation costs.
These bounty hunters drive a more reasonable bargain than pirates.
You seem more reasonable... than your friend.
I represent Monsieur Melville, and I can assure you that he can be... far more reasonable than the SAVAk.
I am more reasonable than you think. I don't wish to compel you.
We still have time and this seems much more reasonable than adopting a closed position at the moment.
These results, generally negative, are clearly lower than what a reasonable profit would be for a comparable private undertaking.
Thus, the exporting producers in question could not demonstrate that this methodology would be more reasonable than the one used by the Community institutions.
European consumers have access to roaming services at significantly more reasonable prices than before.

Alternatives:

more reasonable than
less reasonable than
as reasonable as

than was reasonable

This phrase is correct and commonly used in English to indicate that something exceeded what was considered reasonable in the past.

This phrase is used to indicate that something exceeded what was considered reasonable in the past, emphasizing that it was beyond the bounds of reasonableness.