Sentence examples for felt to accept from inspiring English sources

When one Democrat used a line from the classic Mafia film "The Godfather" to describe the pressure companies felt to accept any monitor a prosecutor suggested — calling it "an offer you can't refuse" — Mr. Christie said he took the remark as a slur on his Italian-American lineage.

However hard it feels to accept, we should concede that consciousness is just the physical brain, doing what brains do.

(M GP2) Health visitors did not describe such dilemmas within their consultations with women, although recognised the reluctance women might feel to accept the label of depression and the anticipated treatment: "But yes, I've found there are many clients who don't want to take medication, because they do think there is a stigma attached".

The exhaustion was so acute that she was forced not to work, and instead, to think, to feel, to gradually accept her sexuality.

On both occasions, the Glaswegian felt unable to accept.

Hamilton held an aversion to dueling, but as a man of honour he felt compelled to accept Burr's challenge.

Steenkamp explained that he had felt unable to accept previous requests from Pistorius to meet or talk.

The tribe is so dependent on the casino that it felt compelled to accept the fishing deal.

Shott was confined to local archaeology, and also felt compelled to accept an offer from a regional state university, instead of holding out for a more prestigious offer.

Rather than inoculating every participant and subsequently treating the controls with an anthelminthic, we felt obliged to accept this compromise.

You felt forced to accept a treatment or a sampling against your will because of fear for maltreatment if you did not?