be acceptable

Example Sentences

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In such a world, higher interest-rate volatility can be acceptable, as it tightens financial conditions.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 19, 2026

A couple of years ago Pierluigi Collina, Fifa's head of referees, was talking about added time and when it might be acceptable to cut it short.

From BBC • Apr. 5, 2026

As this barbershop bystander made clear, for the first time, only a prediction of another championship would be acceptable.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 22, 2026

While Fairweather thinks that legal guardianships and conservatorships can be necessary, she emphasized that they would only be acceptable in “extremely severe cases with really good oversight.”

From Salon • Mar. 14, 2026

But he did not have detailed information about where to cross it or what bribes would be acceptable to the North Korean guards who patrol along its southern bank.

From "Escape from Camp 14: One Man's Remarkable Odyssey from North Korea to Freedom in the West" by Blaine Harden