| They are the outcome of an attempt to whitewash the Romans in order to make the new covenant faith more acceptable to gentiles. |
| While sexism, ageism and racism have all become social no-nos, fattism remains a perfectly acceptable prejudice. |
| The low-grade steel, which was given zero rust protection at the Naples plant, was just about acceptable in the warm, dry climate of the south. |
| It's definitely acceptable to wear loafers without socks when wearing khakis. |
| And for a growing number of people, putting a needle in your vein for kicks is an acceptable thing to do. |
| Maintaining acceptable levels of water quality is important to human and environmental health. |
