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Or perhaps Tess’ tractability frustrated me so much, even then, that I decided to fail on my own terms.

From Slate • Mar. 1, 2015

While Super Saver didn't have a straw in his path under a canny ride from Calvin Borel, he's also a colt who makes his own luck through tactical speed and a newfound tractability.

From Newsweek • May 14, 2010

All of those concerns go a long way toward explaining the tractability of the Vietnamese government toward its former foe.

From Time Magazine Archive

Riot and rebellion are engendered by minor hunger and deprivation, but real starvation makes for relative tractability.

From Time Magazine Archive

Mr. Grayson showed every sign of tractability, and they began to feel again that their valuable time had not been expended in vain.

From The Candidate A Political Romance by Altsheler, Joseph A. (Joseph Alexander)