Sentence examples for act unacceptable from inspiring English sources

The phrase "act unacceptable" is not correct in standard written English.
It seems to be an attempt to describe behavior that is not acceptable, but it lacks proper grammatical structure.
Example: "His behavior during the meeting was completely unacceptable."
Alternatives: "behave inappropriately" or "conduct oneself unacceptably.".

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The Saudi FA called the act "unacceptable".

But it's a different era now, one in which conservative Republicans also find reauthorizing the Violence Against Women Act unacceptable.

The New South Wales branch of the RSPCA, where I'm A Celebrity… is filmed, criticised the programme for allowing the killing of an animal for entertainment and branded the act "unacceptable".

The story is less Beauty and the Beast, more unrequited love akin to Nabokov's Lolita, in which Kong, the faux monster gorilla, is trapped by unnatural desire and vanity towards an act unacceptable to consummate.

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When a gas line was severed at the home of Virginia Democrat Tom Perriello's brother, whose address was published on an opposition website that mistakenly thought it was the congressman's, Boehner called such acts "unacceptable". Tapping the passion of the political base can be heady and profitable in the short-run.

Such an act is unacceptable in a democratic state".

When the Argentinian commentator Martín Liberman tweeted that the bite was an act of "unacceptable savagery", he immediately came under attack.

"Only the goodwill and love of the American people can let those folks know that that act was unacceptable, disgraceful".

Katidis has called the act "totally unacceptable," saying: "I feel terrible for those I upset with the stupidity of my act.

French Open champion Stan Wawrinka has urged the governing body of men's tennis to act on "unacceptable" comments made by Nick Kyrgios about his girlfriend in their Rogers Cup tie.

"Failure to act is unacceptable," he continued, pointing the finger at all those Prius-driving Democrats in Congress for being obstructionists.

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