Asked if he accepted that, because he likes to play aggressively, unforced errors were acceptable, Federer took a different and rather more discursive view.
His income would be steadier if he accepted advertising work.
He would probably receive less prison time if he accepted a plea agreement.
And if he accepted treatment, he retorted, how long would he live?
Ahsan agreed to act as if he accepted their bona fides, though he didn't altogether.
And anyway, officials add, his coalition government would fall if he accepted such a proposal.
Khan said that even if he accepted that figure he could make savings "way above £800m".
Ben Ahmed seemed to be afraid that if he accepted Tabet's view he would end up vindicating the Islamophobes.
Asked if he accepted any fault for not addressing the authority's shortcomings sooner, Mr. Cuomo said, "Absolutely not".
At points, the conversation turns to how much money Abdulaziz could be paid if he accepted their offer.
Rather than sounding as if he accepted the Saudi denials, he suggested he merely "hopes" the government didn't do this.
