Example sentences of "[adv] accept [noun] ['s] [noun sg] [prep] " in BNC.
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| 1 | Although mostly not accepting Lombroso 's explanation of it , they were virtually unanimous in their opinion that genius is indeed often accompanied by madness , even allowing for cases that could be ascribed to gross disease of the nervous system . |
| 2 | It presents its evidence impartially , and so is useful to those who do not accept Russia 's need for shock therapy as well as to those who do . |
| 3 | Darwin 's theory on evolution does not mean for many Christians , no some Christians do not accept Darwin 's theory of evolution . |
| 4 | do not accept Darwin 's theory of evolution Darwin with a capital D and then apostrophe S theory |
| 5 | Bevin did not accept Attlee 's idea of resiting Britain 's main base in Africa , but he did share in a developing view that Africa should play a much greater role in Britain 's imperial policy , especially because of its ( alleged ) economic potential . |
| 6 | For a number of reasons I can not accept Mill 's answer to the question , ‘ What does it mean to say that something is white ? ’ |
| 7 | He has also gratefully accepted Athena 's help in recruiting staff and handed over his payroll for the company to process . |
| 8 | The party now accepts Britain 's membership of the European Community and in the 1989 Euro-elections claimed to be the party of ‘ good Europeans ’ . |
| 9 | As regards the content of the proposed talks , the Iraqi Revolutionary Command Council communiqué on Dec. 1 , in which Iraq originally accepted Bush 's offer of talks , stressed that " Iraq will endeavour to follow up and broaden any window for dialogue rather than the language of threats " . |
| 10 | Some could even accept Spencer 's philosophy of progress through struggle , because it seemed to offer an updated version of the Protestant work ethic in which thrift and industry were rewarded in this world as well as the next . |
| 11 | She climbed to the podium , picked up the surprisingly heavy statuette and leaned forwards to accept Yeovil 's peck on the cheek , hoping she would n't flinch in three dimensions all over the world at his lizard 's touch . |
| 12 | By the end of January , however , the three east European countries were moving vigorously towards an associate membership of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization ( NATO ) ; on Jan. 30 the Hungarian parliament voted almost unanimously to accept NATO 's offer of associate ( i.e. non-voting ) membership , and further to seek " close and institutionalised relations with the Council of Europe and the European Community " . |
| 13 | The SPA officially accepted Souphanouvong 's resignation as President for " reasons of age and health " . |
| 14 | A basic , underlying problem was that the Soviets never accepted Kissinger 's concept of ‘ linkage ’ whereby the Kremlin would desist from harming Western interests in return for concessions . |