Sentence examples for accept slight from inspiring English sources

So this boils down to the degree of the unintentional miscalculation, and logic dictates that we accept slight inaccuracies because if we leave no room for those, then, believe me, no government official will be left behind his desk.

In December 1941, however, the publication accepted "Slight Rebellion off Madison", a Manhattan-set story about a disaffected teenager named Holden Caulfield with "pre-war jitters".

We're willing to accept a slight infringement on our liberties as we obey the rules of the road, and we trust others will do the same.

He would accept a slight trim, but what he really needed was to tell the story of his battle with heroin.

Britain and the United States are also eager for the vote to take place as scheduled, but have indicated they would accept a slight delay if technical difficulties dictated one.

If a naturally colored M&M tastes the same but has a lighter tinge, Americans will say it does not taste "as fun," while Europeans are more likely to accept such slight color changes or miss them altogether.

He cannot conceal his dismay over the stubbornness of Florida State faithful to accept a slight downturn in a program that produced 14 consecutive seasons of top-five finishes to go with two national championships (1993 and 1999).

Thirteen species of salmon are listed as endangered or threatened, and critics say the new Obama plan, like the Bush one, is too ready to accept only slight gains in their populations, a potential violation of the Endangered Species Act.

There are two difficulties, which may very reasonably here be raised, of which we must now attempt to state the probable solution: for we regard the zeal of one whose thirst after philosophy leads him to accept even slight indications where it is very difficult to see one's way, as a proof rather of modesty than of overconfidence.

In the future, the State, as owner, will have to accept a slight deficit to ensure the maintenance of this protection forest, while enhancing the local economy.

The grandsons of immigrants - born and educated here - are not prepared to accept the slights of second-class status that their grandparents bore with fortitude.