acceptable

Example Sentences

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If Pacino had only made two to three times as much, he told Bob Costas, “that would be acceptable, but not ideal.”

From The Wall Street Journal

The TRA added that it considered the publication of the adverse findings it had made was "sufficient to send an appropriate message to the teacher as to the standards of behaviour that are not acceptable".

From BBC

McGiffen quoted an Asphalt Industry Alliance report that claimed £16.8bn was needed to bring England and Wales' roads "up to an acceptable standard".

From BBC

"It's not acceptable and it should not go on," she told the science journal Nature last month.

From BBC

But the atmosphere, and what is considered acceptable, has completely transformed in recent years.

From BBC