acceptable
/ækˈsɛptəbəɫ/, /əkˈsɛptəbəɫ/
adjectivehaving a good enough standard
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1. None of these are acceptable.
2. Fusion is acceptable.
3. Typically, 20% is acceptable.
4. Five to ten dollars are perfectly acceptable.
5. Which ones were acceptable ?
acceptably
/ækˈsɛptəbɫi/, /əkˈsɛptəbɫi/
adverbin a manner that is satisfactory or good enough
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1. I almost said that these peppers were a little bit like playing Russian roulette, and that they might be acceptably mild, they might be burn your face off.
2. But it's very clear that we are not allowed to express anger virtually in any way acceptably, particularly as women.
3. They write acceptably well because they can’t help it.
4. Kiss her gently and acceptably and you might just get to kiss her again.
5. It fails on every level, including at performing acceptably on a PC above the recommended specs.
admissibility
/ədˌmɪsəˈbɪɫəti/
nounthe validity or acceptability of something, especially as legal evidence
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1. But there were strong statements that this really had no impact on admissibility.
2. But it doesn't really speak to the admissibility of evidence.
3. You see, if it wasn't about admissibility, they didn't really care.
4. We did not pull our punches about the fact that that was about admissibility.
5. It goes through admissibility.
admissible
/ədˈmɪsəbəɫ/
adjectiveallowable, acceptable, or valid, especially in a court of law
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1. None of this is admissible in court.
2. When they were coming in unlimited, they had to be admissible.
3. Can body language be submitted as admissible evidence in court?
4. well polygraphs aren't admissible in court.
5. Because it's not admissible in court in your guys's eyes.
to allow
/əˈɫaʊ/
verbto let someone or something do a particular thing
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1. Some cities have even passed laws that allow Segways to travel only on sidewalks.
2. Allow ample recovery and rest time.
3. Allow room for dialogue.
4. No voices allowed.
5. No voices allowed.
allowable
/əˈɫaʊəbəɫ/
adjectiveofficially authorized or permitted by the law
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1. Perhaps it may be allowable to say generally, that it can never be justified until the people are fully convinced that any further submission will be destructive to their happiness.
2. But we'll randomize when it's allowable.
3. That was perfectly allowable.
4. And there are parts of the country where it's allowable to burn the higher-sulfur fuels.
5. They may have adjusted the allowable use rates or the type of environment it could be released to or the type of crop.
all right
/ˈɔːl ɹˈaɪt/
adverbin a way that there is no doubt whatsoever
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1. - All right, let the strippers into the house party. -
2. You guys are all right?
3. All right, next cup wins.
4. - All right, describe your ideal second date.
5. - All right, spill the beans.
can
/ˈkæn/, /kən/
verbto authorize or give permission for something
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1. Samples of voices from security camera tapes, telephone answering machines, or other recording devices can be scanned electronically.
2. The consequences of chronic sleep deprivation can be truly disastrous.
3. Here you can see sea animals like seals.
4. It can fill up 270 pints a minute.
5. They can offer suggestions.
consent
/kənˈsɛnt/
nounan agreement or permission for something
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1. Consent is the basis for political legitimacy.
2. So you give consent.
3. You withdraw consent.
4. In the referendum of 2016, the biggest democratic exercise in our history, the British public withdrew that consent.
5. Even their silence confers consent.
to consent
/kənˈsɛnt/
verbto give someone permission to do something or to agree to do it
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1. Consent is the basis for political legitimacy.
2. So you give consent.
3. You withdraw consent.
4. In the referendum of 2016, the biggest democratic exercise in our history, the British public withdrew that consent.
5. Even their silence confers consent.
dispensation
/ˌdɪspənˈseɪʃən/
nounthe privilege of being officially released from an obligation, law, or something that is usually prohibited
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1. Barrow suggested that he write to King Charles II and request a special dispensation allowing him to continue in his position without entering the priesthood.
2. In March, 1675, Newton travel to London to file for a special dispensation.
3. I’ll send a man through in the spring for those men, and I’ll write for a dispensation from the Grand Lodge for what I’ve done as Grand-Master.
4. However, because of his fame and special legislation written by Senator Warren Magnuson, he received a special dispensation and eventually gained citizenship.
5. The other poems from Comus on are all about the importance of the obedience to divine law, but Samson Agonistes is all about God's special dispensation to break the law.
to feel free (to do something)
/fˈiːl fɹˈiː tə dˈuː sˈʌmθɪŋ/
phraseused to tell someone that they can do what they want
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to in order
/ɪn ˈɔːɹdɚ/
verb(of actions or statements) granted consent or officially allowed according to the rules or principles
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lawful
/ˈɫɔfəɫ/
adjectiverelating or conformable to the law or its administration
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1. Who among Tubers is our lawful good, and who is our chaotic evil?
2. Is there a lawful progression, regardless of what those laws are?
3. Their alignment is lawful good and they are highly intelligent with limited psionic power, which their feathery antennae can amplify.
4. You have no lawful basis to detain him.
5. Section 4013 prohibits disobedience of lawful court orders.
lawfully
/ˈɫɔfəɫi/
adverbIn a way that conforms to or is consented by the law
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1. And April 2020, a Brooklyn funeral director lost his license following an investigation for failing to respectfully and lawfully handle remains.
2. Has been lawfully married to Noel Piscado.
3. Emily Brianna Perez has been lawfully married to Noel Pashado.
4. - Do you believe a president could lawfully issue a pardon in exchange for the recipient's promise to not incriminate him?
5. Provided that the police have lawfully stopped the vehicle, the officer can order the occupants to get out in the name of officer safety.
lawfulness
/lˈɔːfəlnəs/
nounthe state or quality of being permitted by or in accordance with the law
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1. We're involved with a number of states, West Virginia being our primary partner, in challenging the lawfulness of the plan.
2. I've become to appreciate his effort, an effort which is based on faith alone, that there is some pattern, some lawfulness.
3. Jimmy Omura, the Shimpo's English language editor, printed news reported favorably on the FPC's activities and editorials that questioned the lawfulness and propriety of the draft.
4. He was convicted for making a false statement on a federal form about a fact material to the lawfulness business of the gun sale.
5. There's a degree of lawfulness to that kind of violence because of that.
leave
/ˈɫiv/
nouna timespan during which one is allowed to be absent from their duty or job
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1. Dad is going to need help when he leaves hospital.
2. 'You shouldn't leave a stranger with them.
3. They use enzymes to digest their food, and what they leave behind are byproducts of that process.
4. Many migrants had left to escape poverty and violence.
5. You cover for them at work while they're on sick leave.
legal
/ˈɫiɡəɫ/
adjectivenot being against the law
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1. A franchise is a legal and commercial agreement between an individual and a parent company.
2. The most complicated issue from a legal standpoint is copyright law.
3. None of it was legal.
4. Possession up to two ounces or 56 grams is legal.
5. Is the turn legal?
legally
/ˈɫiɡəɫi/
adverbin a manner that is required or allowed by the law
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1. France's social security also legally requires price transparency.
2. Legally purchase this gun.
3. Period before you can, legally purchase this gun.
4. Legally purchase this gun.
5. Legally purchase this gun.
legitimacy
/ɫəˈdʒɪtəməsi/, /ɫɪˈdʒɪtəməsi/
nounthe quality of being acceptable by the law
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1. They give legitimacy to human laws and norms.
2. Legitimacy depends.
3. The Carolingians, the mayors of the palace, want legitimacy.
4. Now what is legitimacy?
5. The party, meanwhile, seeks legitimacy.
legitimate
/ɫəˈdʒɪtəmət/
adjectivein compliance with the law or regulations
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1. Suddenly that dirty money looks legitimate.
2. The email is legitimate.
3. Then power is legitimate.
4. These lights are legitimate.
5. And whatever distribution of outcomes results from that is legitimate.
legitimately
/ɫəˈdʒɪtəmətɫi/
adverbin a manner in compliance with, permitted by, or recognized by the law
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1. The utterly chaotic scenes in World War Z legitimately give me anxiety.
2. The beef is legitimately horrible.
3. This tower is legitimately a real place right here in Vienna, the largest city in Austria.
4. This conversation legitimately happens.
5. I legitimately want a hotdog.
licit
/lˈɪsɪt/
adjectivelegally and officially authorized or approved by the law
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1. And a lot of licit banks were also happy to accept deposits from very dubious sources without questions being asked.
licitly
/lˈɪsɪtli/
adverbin a manner that is acceptable by the law
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no holds barred
/nˈoʊ hˈoʊldz bˈɑːɹd/
phrasein a way that is not controlled by any rules or limitations
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1. Amy: OK, speaking of intense eye contact and intensity, which actor on our cast would win in an no holds barred fight?
2. So the publishing of this phone call was just another salvo in what had become, again in Putin's eyes, a kind of dirty war of information in which there were no holds barred in the way that Washington and Moscow would try and compete for geopolitical influence in Ukraine, using information in the way that information can be used to stir up crowds and enflame political passions in the street.
3. Kicking things off is the Nvidia Shield and I have to give Nvidia props here, they wanted to sponsor a no holds barred comparison which is awesome.
4. no holds barred.
5. no holds barred.
OK
/ˈoʊˈkeɪ/
interjectionsaid to show that we are agreeing to do something or we agree with something
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1. Ok, one hundred cents makes one dollar.
2. OK, so the first part of the chapters create this problem.
3. Ok so, all typical vertebrae have a vertebral body, a vertebral arch and seven individual processes.
4. OK you guys have a great week
5. Ok, and when you're not?
to pass
/ˈpæs/
verbto be allowed without objection
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1. Some cities have even passed laws that allow Segways to travel only on sidewalks.
2. Your friend just passed the bar exam.
3. - Pass our neighbor's house.
4. Pass my phone.
5. Pass the seaweed.
permissible
/pɝˈmɪsəbəɫ/
adjectiveallowed, particularly by the law or within a set of regulations
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1. The exclusion of women of all races from the franchise remained permissible.
2. Is it permissible?
3. Is abortion morally permissible?
4. Is euthanasia morally permissible?
5. Is capital punishment morally permissible?
permission
/pɝˈmɪʃən/
nounthe action of being allowed or allowing someone to do something, particularly in an official way
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1. None of them gave permission.
2. The leaders granted us permission.
3. The board gave them permission.
4. Get permission first.
5. Now, video editing does require permission.
to permit
/ˈpɝˌmɪt/, /pɝˈmɪt/
verbto allow someone to do something
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1. Only immigrants with valid Visas were permitted entry.
2. Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.
3. Other countries permit gambling, but only under strong laws.
4. Ion channels permit passive transport of ions.
5. Not every country in Africa permits trophy hunting.
permit
/ˈpɝˌmɪt/, /pɝˈmɪt/
nounan official document that allows someone to do something
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1. Only immigrants with valid Visas were permitted entry.
2. Freedom does permit isolation from society and an alienation of the individual at a high cost, both to the individual and society.
3. Other countries permit gambling, but only under strong laws.
4. Ion channels permit passive transport of ions.
5. Not every country in Africa permits trophy hunting.