Example sentences of "[be] acceptable to " in BNC.
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| 1 | Since the time of Freud , it has been acceptable to many theorists that the way in which we behave may be powerfully influenced by mental processes to which we have no conscious access . |
| 2 | Pupils themselves disliked the way that they had previously been divided from one another ; and although there had been considerable advances made in the early 1980s in running joint CSE/GCE courses and examinations , these were patchy and voluntary , and unlikely to have been acceptable to the more academic of those who had an interest in the outcome of the examinations , especially the universities . |
| 3 | Ancient knowledge of the existence , significance and power of particular places was preserved in secret as it would not have been acceptable to the Church or society at large . |
| 4 | To that extent it might in principle have been acceptable to the Vietminh government : but probably only to the point where , in practice , it was powerless to circumscribe the sovereignty of the Democratic Republic . |
| 5 | Whether such changes would have been acceptable to Contact users is open to speculation since social interaction and individual autonomy were the group 's main attractions . |
| 6 | Furthermore , the Robbins proposal that some colleges of education and colleges of technology be taken out of local authority control and made into universities would never have been acceptable to the local authorities and was politically a non-starter . |
| 7 | It is unlikely that this rate would have been acceptable to all members . |
| 8 | Their defence of duress would not have been acceptable to a Scottish court . |
| 9 | Maybe he could not ; but North 's notebooks contain the entry ‘ IF THESE CONDITIONS ARE ACCEPTABLE TO THE BANANA , THEN ORANGES ARE READY TO PROCEED ’ . |
| 10 | He took the list , that list right there , and he went like this with it — I was sitting across the table — and he said , ‘ For someone who has seen so much war as you have , North , you should understand that I want to end the war on terms that are acceptable to Iran . |
| 11 | It is surely unjustifiable not to provide optimal control of blood glucose in the rest of the diabetic population while the results of these studies are awaited , provided that the means of achieving optimal glycaemic control are acceptable to patients , free from undesirable effects and not unduly expensive . |
| 12 | Sensible , practical disciplines which are acceptable to partners and staff at all levels are the foundations on which good financial control is built . |
| 13 | We are acceptable to the Scottish court , being friends of all and allies to none . |
| 14 | It is his contention rather that there can be no proofs for God 's existence which are acceptable to human reason since God is beyond reason . |
| 15 | Unless we talk we wo n't reach conclusions that are acceptable to the majority . |
| 16 | Cash-strapped governments are being pushed into privatisations that are too big for domestic stockmarkets to absorb at prices that are acceptable to the seller . |
| 17 | Our study shows that the guidelines are acceptable to and suitable for use by general practitioners and suggests that they can substantially reduce referral levels and reduce patients ' exposure to radiation . |
| 18 | Elliot Jacques and Wilfred Brown , in their longitudinal studies associated with the Glazier Metals Company , found that individuals have a felt need to have their role and status clearly defined in ways that are acceptable to them and their colleagues . |
| 19 | In many cases the traditional healers and midwives are already part of the primary health care structure of the village or community and have received additional training so that the most positive aspects of traditional and non-traditional medicine can be combined in ways that are acceptable to the community . |
| 20 | But frequently the asthma sufferer learned to hold back both feelings because neither are acceptable to the family . |
| 21 | According to our preferred model only two-thirds of the vacancies are acceptable to teenage men . |
| 22 | Information about journeys actually made by people of a given kind is used to assess what journeys to work are acceptable to such people by various means of transport . |
| 23 | It is certain the board would prefer to see Mr Weir re-elected as it tries to keep a united front over the next few months when it has to produce new proposals for its future which are acceptable to the Scottish Office and the Office of Fair Trading . |
| 24 | Self regulation relies heavily upon the expertise and experience of market practitioners who can formulate rules and regulations that are acceptable to both players and regulators . |
| 25 | The SROs are self-regulators who formulate rules that are acceptable to the SIB ( or authorisation could be lost ) and that ( in theory ) are acceptable to members . |
| 26 | The SROs are self-regulators who formulate rules that are acceptable to the SIB ( or authorisation could be lost ) and that ( in theory ) are acceptable to members . |
| 27 | It is ICI 's policy to manage all of its activities so as to give benefit to society , ensuring that they meet relevant laws and regulations ; that they are acceptable to the community at large ; and that their environmental impact is reduced to a practicable minimum . |
| 28 | When the French proclaimed the Republic of Greater Lebanon in 1926 , they proposed a Greek Orthodox as president , because he would be acceptable to Muslims , as well as trusted by the French and the Maronites . |
| 29 | It is well established that any Palestinian delegates must be acceptable to all parties : if this were not already the case , the Palestinian delegation would be made up of PLO members . |
| 30 | Other players could still enter the contest , but it is increasingly unlikely that any would be acceptable to the United board . |