The phrase "acceptance principles" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts related to guidelines or standards that are accepted within a particular field or discipline.
Example: "The acceptance principles outlined in the report provide a framework for evaluating the quality of the research."
Alternatives: "accepted standards" or "consensus guidelines".
The "Acceptance Principle" is comparable to Davidson's (1984) "Principle of Charity" and Grice's (1989) "Cooperative Principle" in endorsing the hearer's default bias to accept the speaker's assertions.
"The Americans should make it clear" what threats Iraq poses to Europe and the world in order to build "acceptance in principle" for any military action there.
An acceptance in principle on the need to institute changes in immigration laws could bog down later this year over what to do with nearly 12 million illegal immigrants.
He added that decisions on individual applicants would remain, as always, a matter for higher education institutions but it was "encouraging" that many were beginning to signal an acceptance in principle of the diplomas.
Paul Clark, joint administrator, said yesterday: "As administrators we had hoped to announce the acceptance in principle of an offer for the purchase of Rangers Football Club, which would be followed by a period of exclusivity while due diligence is undertaken.
The firm had hoped to declare yesterday the acceptance in principle of an offer for the purchase of the Ibrox giants, with Paul Murray's Blue Knights, the American businessman Bill Miller and a Singapore consortium fronted by Bill Ng still in the running.
A growing body of research suggests that mindfulness- and acceptance-based principles can increase efforts aimed at reducing human suffering and increasing quality of life.
Michelle Mitchell, charity director general of Age UK, said acceptance in principle of Dilnot recommendations would be "a step forward and welcome, but with care in crisis now it is not nearly enough".
Duff & Phelps have been considering three best and final offers and joint-administrator Paul Clark said: "As administrators we had hoped to announce [on Wednesday] the acceptance in principle of an offer for the purchase of Rangers Football Club, which would be followed by a period of exclusivity while due diligence is undertaken.
