Example sentences of "[conj] [vb mod] be acceptable to " in BNC.
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| 1 | They could dictate not only the content of particular syllabuses , but the combination of A levels that would be acceptable to university faculties . |
| 2 | In particular , the realistic novel had played an important part in shaping Progressive America and the themes of those novels were taken up in Hollywood as the studios struggled to find a formula for fiction films that would be acceptable to the highly politicized cities of the East and Midwest . |
| 3 | However , despite all the rhetoric , the West , particularly the US , has little intrinsic interest in resolutions that would be acceptable to the Arab world — which it , in any case , persists in considering as virtually irrelevant to future security arrangements . |
| 4 | More , I believe , than would be acceptable to people , so that nuclear power in itself will never be the solution to our energy problems . |
| 5 | The programmer of a unit must be aware of techniques for producing a program performance that will be acceptable to the user . |
| 6 | In such cases the developer may be able to assemble a site including both the original and adjoining land to achieve a scheme that will be acceptable to the local planning authority . |
| 7 | I have repeatedly made it clear in the House and beyond that I am working to seek an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and this country . |
| 8 | I have made it clear over recent months , and am happy to repeat today , that we are seeking an agreement at Maastricht that will be acceptable to the House and will enable Europe to move forward together . |
| 9 | The question is how they are to be interpreted , in order to produce a political formula that will be acceptable to the two communities — and will work . |
| 10 | Labour has at least two good candidates : Mr Harold Walker , deputy to Speaker Weatherill , and Miss Betty Boothroyd , who has proved her competence in the chair and would be acceptable to all parties . |
| 11 | … first of all I agree that a £5 annual fee for The Lifeboat seems to be very reasonable and would be acceptable to most readers . |