The only acceptable reason for abandoning a child in the middle of the educational process was the death of the teacher.

His broken foot was a socially acceptable reason not to be able to walk.

As already mentioned the legislation does not consider low pay as an acceptable reason for turning down a job.

"I can't think of a morally acceptable reason to clone a human being."

"Because," he said, and fought to find some acceptable reason.

That, and the fact that "I have a bad feeling about this" was not an acceptable reason within these hallways.

"I think," he said, offering her a grin of his own, "that you'll find my reason more than acceptable."

The major could think of a dozen acceptable reasons for being on duty tonight, but this was not one of them.

Qualms about the death penalty would be an acceptable reason unless black and white jurors were held to different standards.