(1) it's acceptable to leave before the end(2) They are standards that provide a basis for consistent and acceptable minimal levels of quality, performance, safety, and reliability.(3) They argue that governments, parents, and other social institutions should use force to maintain standards of acceptable behavior.(4) Finding a solution acceptable to all is likely to prove tricky.(5) The problems stemmed from different standards of privacy and acceptable noise levels.(6) Shop-bought sandwiches are acceptable .(7) Otherwise, this is a very acceptable print that should please all 248 gazillion fans.(8) The Executive is now anxious to find a solution that would be acceptable to both fishermen and conservationists.(9) The truth is that negotiations with the manager and his agent, Liam Gaskin, were extremely cordial as they have always been, and we arrived at a solution acceptable to all parties in a very short time.(10) I could squeeze my own lemons, but Jif make a perfectly acceptable substitute.(11) That was twenty years ago and I am sure that times have changed and it would no longer be allowed or acceptable .(12) photocopies are perfectly acceptable(13) is this approach acceptable to you?(14) They carried out a series of very comprehensive consultations amongst themselves and they came up with a solution that was acceptable to them.(15) they achieved an acceptable standard(16) I don't think money is an acceptable substitute.