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tolerate

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The Free Speech Union said that the overturning of the conviction sent a message that "anti-religious protests, however offensive to true believers, must be tolerated".

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“This behavior is disgusting and they should be fired,” he posted on X. “Any company responsible for the safety of the traveling public cannot tolerate that behavior.”

Ms Heathcote added: "Police staff will not tolerate being treated as second-class citizens within their own workplaces and they will take action until they receive the same £1,250 allowance as their colleagues."

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And you also have to divide by your personal degree of risk aversion, because each person can tolerate a different amount of risk.

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“I will not tolerate delay, which many think will happen, or any outcome where Gaza poses a threat again.”

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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