The phrase "accept amends" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when someone is acknowledging or agreeing to a reconciliation or compensation for a wrong done.
Example: "After our discussion, I was finally able to accept amends for the misunderstanding we had."
Alternatives: "accept apologies" or "receive reparations".
Mr. Bush can accept, amend or reject those recommendations.
Specifically, the court ruled that the secretary should accept amended certificates reflecting manual recounts if they were filed by 5 p.m. on Sunday, Nov. 26.
Circuit Court Judge Terry Lewis Terry Lewis indicated his view that the secretary of state has discretion to accept amended returns after the certification deadline.
In accordance with the direction of the Supreme Court, my office accepted amended returns until 5 p.m. today, and these amendments are reflected in the statewide canvass returns, copies of which will be available.
The stay order entered on November 17, 2000, by this Court shall remain in effect until the expiration of the time for accepting amended certifications set forth in this opinion.
The mining tax repeal passed the Senate late Thursday night and will now go back to the House of Representatives on Friday, where the government will have to decide whether to accept its amended form.
"Now, if the secretary of state arbitrarily refuses to accept the amended returns based on the recount, and violates what this court has ruled is her duty, which is to accept those results unless she has a good reason not to, then we may be back in court".
(Reuters) SWITZERLAND: BANKS ACCEPT HOLOCAUST DEAL -- Two major banks said they had formally accepted an amended version of a $1.25 billion settlement with Holocaust victims and their heirs.
The commission reluctantly accepted the amended package, with the EC's first vice president, Frans Timmermans, predicting a "rather complicated" implementation process at a press conference on Wednesday.
Party leadership figures lined up to persuade members to vote for an endorsement of "business of usual" on fiscal policy, albeit accepting some amended language committing us explicitly to prioritising sensible stuff like investment in infrastructure.
