In a more civilized time and place, this would be an easy call.

To hear judges tell it, that is rarely an easy call.

But for the politicians, it was apparently an easy call.

"It was not an easy call to make," he said.

For the community board, it was not an easy call.

Still not an easy call, but that should be the only basis for the decision.

It was not an easy call for editorial board members.

The measure should of course be an easy call for the metropolitan area.

"From a publishing point of view, it was a very easy call."

And that would not be an easy call, Ryan thought, looking at the chart.