As was the case with other territorial conquests of Judeo-Christian/Western colonization, countries like China, Japan, and Korea once had societies that, if not outright accepting of homosexual relationships, didn't persecute them.
Public anger grew as bank after bank either refused outright to accept pesos and demanded dollars or claimed that they could not carry out any transactions because their computer systems were not functioning.
This echoes research on asymmetrical power relationships (patients versus clinicians) in the medical system, where 'acted upon' patients either reject medicines and treatments outright or accept them after coercion (Embuldeniya et al. 2013; Gibson et al. 2012).
Even the White House held back from outright denunciation, accepting that the revelations "sparked an appropriate debate" and raised "excellent questions".
It is unlikely that Hamas will abandon their charter and recognize Israel outright; therefore, accepting the Arab Peace Initiative as an act of solidarity with the 22 Arab states may allow its leadership to save face.
Rather than risk a lawsuit through an attempt at compromise, many municipalities will simply reject development applications outright — or, worse, accept development plans they shouldn't.
On other matters to do with the Church of England, the Synod can prepare legislation which Parliament can either accept outright, or send back for rethinking.
Still, it was an unprecedented move for a skier, even in the latter stages of his career, to accept outright sponsorship from a weed brand.
At best, the deal bought time for Germany and other chief creditors before they might need to accept outright write-downs, or haircuts, on Greece's debts, according to analysts.
"Unless you have reason to anticipate a very good meal or the presence of a fetching face," he admonishes, "take care not to accept outright any invitations to senior faculty's homes".
