The phrase "accept the values of" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing the act of embracing or agreeing with certain principles, beliefs, or standards.
Example: "In order to foster a positive work environment, it is essential to accept the values of teamwork and collaboration."
Alternatives: "embrace the principles of" or "adopt the beliefs of".
But neither I, nor my family, could accept the values of this world, all their serials, their humor, their TV.
"A black painter, to be an artist," he once said, "had to join the white world or not function — had to accept the values of white culture".
Many Muslims might ask, Why should I accept the values of the republic when I believe they function mostly in theory?
David Rieff (Aug. 14) seems to imply that the Muslims coming to France in the 1950's, and their children, were supposed to accept the values of their new country but didn't.
So long as Muslims respect the German constitution, speak a bit of the language and accept the values of society which are universal, he notes, not specifically Christian their readiness to fit in should not be questioned.
Marx's early Economic and Philosophic Manuscripts of 1844 is famous for the discussion of how the organization of work under capitalism alienates workers and encourages them to accept the values of capitalist society.
Instead of stuffing the state with political appointees, the PT should accept the value of a career civil service.
So why did a vast list of Western political, military and academic leaders accept the value of Mao's brand at his own estimation?
Mr. Poskanzer said that in the past a bank would lend the full construction cost of a project and often accept the value of the land as the builder's equity.
While companies are beginning to accept the value of failure in the abstract at the level of corporate policies, processes, and practices it's an entirely different matter at the personal level.
Maybe because they are highly intelligent and at the top of their profession, some Times staff members are more inclined to mount an elaborate argument than to accept the value of someone else's point of view.
