degree of acceptance
collocation in Englishmeaningsofdegreeandacceptance
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degree
noun
uk/dɪˈɡriː/us/dɪˈɡriː/
(an) amount or level ...
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acceptance
noun[U]
uk/əkˈsep.təns/us/əkˈsep.təns/
general agreement that something is satisfactory or right, or that someone should be included in ...
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(Definition ofdegreeandacceptancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Therefore, the resulting constructions must also be considered worthy of inspection, and inevitably, of somedegreeofacceptanceor rejection.
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We might think that the elderly display a higherdegreeofacceptanceof the inevitability and less fear in the face of death.
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There is a highdegreeofacceptancein that area of our effort and presence.
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There has been a highdegreeofacceptanceof reductions in services, and there has been an increase in productivity.
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It is simply a method of making recommendations which can have a greater or lesserdegreeofacceptancein the annual wage negotiations.
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Such a process should prepare the ground for a greaterdegreeofacceptancewhen the ultimate decision is made and promulgated.
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It has been greeted with adegreeofacceptance, though various people would give priority to their first-choice options.
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Thedegreeofacceptancethat the council tax has already won, only nine months into its life, is therefore outstanding.
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If we cannot achieve total acceptability, adegreeofacceptanceis not a bad thing to go for.
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Some other means must be found; and they must carry with them a requisitedegreeofacceptance.
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It must be satisfied that there is the necessarydegreeofacceptance, since without that no democracy can be made to work.
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The report surveys the impact of the guidelines for multi-national enterprises and points to their growingdegreeofacceptanceby the business community.
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If it is to carry any conviction, it must have the necessarydegreeofacceptanceand unity of command.
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It must be satisfied that there is the necessarydegreeofacceptance, for without that no democracy will operate efficiently.
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Surveys have shown that there is an alarmingdegreeofacceptanceamong young people that domestic violence is somehow okay.
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How can it achieve thatdegreeofacceptancerequisite for its enforcement?
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On the telecommunications side, there is adegreeofacceptanceof bulk buying but at the same time the charges are exorbitant.
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If we are to have adegreeofacceptanceof whatever change is necessary, we must be able to carry the great mass of the people with us.
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Although this has been a short debate it has been a very good one and has shown adegreeofacceptanceby both sides of the public need.
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It is extremely important that, whatever structures emerge from the process, which we all hope will succeed, shall have the highestdegreeofacceptanceon both sides of the community.
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