The phrase "acceptable norm" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a standard or guideline that is considered appropriate or satisfactory within a particular context or community.
Example: "In our organization, maintaining an acceptable norm of communication is essential for fostering a positive work environment."
Alternatives: "reasonable standard" or "appropriate benchmark".
If electronic cigarettes became a socially acceptable norm, lung cancer and emphysema rates would plummet.
We need to break a culture where long cases have become an acceptable norm.
Perhaps bad habits have crept up over time, and a week or two weeks have come to be regarded as an acceptable norm.
The recent terror raids at various locations in Birmingham seem to be following a trend that has sadly become the acceptable norm in this country: Details of alleged terror plots emerge to a public which will inevitably provide jury members in any future potential trial.
If every child in class only has five children at a birthday party, that's an acceptable norm that parents could easily embrace without ever realizing that one child, with or without special needs, has never been one of the five — unless, of course, that one child is yours.
Despite their findings to the contrary, Dr. Kesselheim and his co-investigators believe that ranking systems like the PharmFree Scorecard and strong institutional policies are important, particularly for the medical educators, students and trainees who would like to see industry-free education as the new, and only acceptable, norm.
Hitherto acceptable norms of human conduct do not apply".
Still, there's no getting away from the fascination with Eliot's romantic life and her looks, both of which presented a challenge to acceptable norms.
Another thing that can become more difficult when you're hungry is behaving within socially acceptable norms, such as not snapping at people.
WASHINGTON — The White House demanded Monday that the Chinese government stop the widespread theft of data from American computer networks and agree to "acceptable norms of behavior in cyberspace".
The White House demanded Monday that the Chinese government stop the widespread theft of data from American computer networks and agree to "acceptable norms of behavior in cyberspace".
