prove acceptable
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Outgoing Transport Minister Pierre Mehaignerie and former European Parliament President Simone Veil hinted at possible support for a Socialist government in the future if its policies prove acceptable.
From Time Magazine Archive
The repugnant proposal to permit States to dispense liquor will never prove acceptable.
From Time Magazine Archive
The challenge will be whether his vision--"a community of mutual respect and interdependence"--will prove acceptable to the basement revolutionaries and the Vatican enforcers at the same time.
From Time Magazine Archive
We hope, if we must employ a cook, that the milkman, iceman, and grocery boy will prove acceptable to her, for the policeman is sure to be a dignified native of family.
From The Complete Home by Laughlin, Clara E. (Clara Elizabeth)
Annette liked the Miss Blinketts, and her knowledge of Aunt Maria's character had led her to hope that this enthusiastic deference might prove acceptable to a wearied authoress in her hours of relaxation.
From Notwithstanding by Cholmondeley, Mary
