Example sentences of "would [be] acceptable to [adj] " in BNC.
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| 1 | However , his candidature in 1911 had been aided by three factors : he was a Conservative rather than a Liberal Unionist , but he was the sort of Conservative who would be acceptable to Liberal Unionists as well ; he was a diehard in opinion , but he had remained loyal to Balfour 's policy throughout the recent twists and turns ; and he had staked a claim by his abandonment of his safe London seat to fight North-West Manchester in December 1910 ( at no real risk , for an alternative safe seat was always available to him if and when he lost ) . |
| 2 | We wonder , however , whether a surveillance arm would be acceptable to many ethics committees and patients now that informed consent is mandatory . |
| 3 | 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 . |
| 4 | Various agreements have been sought for a graphics data standard which would be acceptable to all suppliers and major users . |
| 5 | It was widely believed that all restrictions on economic relations would be removed once an appropriate formula of agreement could be devised which would be acceptable to nationalist sensitivities . |
| 6 | Consequently , Lord Haldane was careful to present his Army reforms as designed to create ‘ an Imperial police force which can be sent on small expeditions , on short notice ’ — a rationale which , he calculated , would be acceptable to most pacifists . |
| 7 | … 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 . |