Word: accept
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...you’re stuck with allergies, you apparently shouldn’t even go outside unless it’s early morning or late afternoon. Maybe now professors will finally accept histamines as an excuse for missing paper deadlines...
...diverse group of interesting and talented people in a variety of areas: music, drama, public service, background, business, writing and, yes, sports. This broad emphasis is not at all a bad thing and it is a part of what makes Harvard the amazing place it is. Universities that accept students based on pure academic ability alone can never offer the environment that allows Harvard students to grow and develop the way they do outside of the classroom...
...fashion, defeating a proposed constitutional amendment to replace same-sex marriage with civil unions by an overwhelming vote of 157 to 39. Through their elected representatives, the people have sent a clear message to Romney and his anti-gay marriage allies: the mainstream of the Commonwealth has come to accept same-sex marriage both as a fundamental right and as an integral component of the state’s social fabric...
Harvard’s Divinity School, Graduate School of Design, Kennedy School of Government, and Extension School have also all announced their intentions to accept displaced students as visiting students for the fall term, although they have not yet specified how many students they will each take...
...decision that leads to the killing of innocents is something that we reject. We simply do not accept this kind of approach against Sunnis, against Shi'as, against Christians, against Jews. But I think there is a link between [al-Zarqawi] and the continued occupation of Iraq. [Terrorist violence] is perhaps the best excuse to continue the occupation. This is why it is so important to let the people of Iraq stand on their own feet. And they are perfectly capable of ensuring their own security...