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No offense, Mr. Bozdil, Mr. Ligg, but this is all very strange -- and unac - ceptable.
Stalling 2010
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He either drew Antonia to - wards him, introduced her to his mother and risked of - fending his mother's outdated ideas on what was ac - ceptable in polite society, or he ignored Antonia standing there and offended her.
The Bellini Bride Reid, Michelle 2002
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In a world where personal incomes were growing at unparal - leled rates, supported by an extraordinary rise in knowledge and longevity, South Africa also still faced the challenge of "get - ting unemployment, crime, education and healthcare on to more ac - ceptable levels."
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No offense, Mr. Bozdil, Mr. Ligg, but this is all very strange -- and unac - ceptable.
Kendermore Kirchoff, Mary 1989
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How could atomism, with its pagan, atheistic origins and implications become ac - ceptable?
Dictionary of the History of Ideas ROBERT H. KARGON 1968
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"I come roun ter see you all dis mornin '; I dun know if I am' ceptable."
The American Missionary — Volume 43, No. 09, September, 1889 Various
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Volunteers is ac-ceptable, certainly, ef they brings weapins and ammunition.
Winona: A Tale of Negro Life in the South and Southwest Pauline Elizabeth 1902
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The view that working with a CRO involves unac - The sponsor does not articulate its needs clearly. ceptable risk is often expressed by pharmaceutical industry personnel.
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This is ac - ceptable, and the key parameter one looks at is what percentage of over - all costs is ultimately charged to activity pools.
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A 17-inch display (the screen measured diagonally) is about the minimum ac - ceptable size.
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