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Discover LudwigThe phrase "flatly unacceptable" is correct and commonly used in written English
It is used to describe something that is completely unacceptable and cannot be tolerated. Example: The company's decision to lay off hundreds of employees without any warning is flatly unacceptable.
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To some critics, usually those schooled in the methods of the natural sciences, it's flatly unacceptable to proceed by concocting hypotheses then amassing anecdotes to illustrate them.
"And it is flatly unacceptable for a fire or police official to be unable to reach a 'real person' at a utility company in the middle of an emergency".
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In a world fraught with terrorism, rogue regimes, shifting alliances and growing interdependence--to say nothing of human error--nuclear weapons pose, flatly, an unacceptable risk.
Yet when Mr Pagrotsky recently wrote against the euro in the party magazine, the prime minister declared flatly that it was unacceptable.
"When originally confronted last week, they flatly denied having anything to do with the unacceptable language and we took them at their word.
He says H&M keeps pressure on suppliers to conform to the code and flatly denies that the business ever knowingly profits through unacceptable working conditions.
"Work," he said flatly.
"Thanks," Stephens said flatly.
"No," Rove said, flatly.
He flatly refused.
"No," Devaney said flatly.
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