Sentence examples similar to held accepted from inspiring English sources

It can often seem right -- or proper -- to sit modestly in the background, holding accepted opinions, living for your children, or letting a controlling spouse run roughshod over you in order to keep the peace.

If this holds, accept v as a sample for f v); If not, reject v, and repeat the sampling steps.

You are not eligible if you hold or have accepted a faculty position.

Trans men have long held an accepted, if marginal, role in Thai society.

After marathon talks in Brussels, the leaders say some private banks holding Greek debt have accepted a loss of 50%.

Buddhist teachings on happiness have long held that accepting that which cannot be changed or controlled is key to reducing suffering.

But that merely codified a long held and accepted practice.

Witty's comments on focusing on "just the things you really care about" when considering deals reflect the long-held accepted wisdom that mega mergers do not work because the integration challenges distract an organisation from its main activities.

Plutarch held that accepting life under tyranny would have compromised Cato's self-consistency (constantia) as a Stoic and impaired his freedom to make the honorable moral choices.

Until now, creditors have held out on accepting restructured-debt deals at their own risk: they could amass astonishing sums in sovereign I.O.U.s, but there was never a guarantee that they'd be paid.

It will be the second year in a row that the I.R.S. has held off accepting tax returns because of a political standoff.