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The phrase "accepting one minute" is not correct and lacks clarity in written English.
It could be used in a context where someone is indicating they will accept a delay or wait for one minute, but it needs more context to be fully understood.
Example: "I am accepting one minute for you to gather your thoughts before we continue the discussion."
Alternatives: "allowing one minute" or "waiting one minute".
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"I'm not accepting one minute of punishment for something I did not do".
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Britain and France have accepted one each.
Juxtaposing the all night Golden Globe parties with his turn on television with Uggie, the canine star of his movie The Artist, Weinstein noted, one minute I'm accepting awards (The Artist, My Week with Marilyn, The Iron Lady, were among Weinstein films honored with top prizes), the next I'm on the Today show with a dog.
"And do you imagine, for one minute, we could accept what the Palestinians call the right of return?
The prime minister, Alexis Tsipras, Europe's anti-austerian par excellence, had, at one minute to 12, accepted the deal that would save the country from economic Armageddon.
Van Zweden said it took him "one minute" to decide to accept the offer and described New York as the "center of the world" for music.
"We cannot forget that not for one minute was the idea of capitulation [to the Nazis] accepted by a single Englishman".
"One minute..
One minute, Madam!
THE PRESIDENT: One minute, Wait.
We've got one minute.
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