The dollar, which fell sharply today against the German mark, has been trading near the upper limits of what the countries consider tolerable, so there is room for some decline, economists said.

The popes, while disapproving of some usages hitherto considered inoffensive or tolerable by the missionaries, never charged them having knowingly adulterated the purity of religion.

The typewriter apostrophe has always been considered tolerable on Web pages because of the egalitarian nature of Web publishing and the low resolution of computer monitors in comparison to print.

O'Hara's books tended to push the limits of what was considered tolerable in a mainstream novel.

While not free of side effects, these drugs are generally considered more tolerable than conventional chemotherapy, but the drug makers are seeking approval for their use with chemotherapy, not as replacements for it.

In America, idolatry was apparently separate enough from adultery that the former was considered legal and tolerable, while the latter was not.

In the last year, more than 100 West Virginia doctors have moved to other states where insurance rates are considered more tolerable.

The molybdenum concentrations in hay taken from one field measured 10 parts per million, the same as maximum level the Government considers tolerable in feed.

But utilities often strain to meet demand on summer afternoons, while big generators operate at inefficiently low levels at night; so the energy imbalance is considered tolerable.

Tier, after all, was a statement, a treasure, a symbol, and as such any small discriminatory foibles it chose to display were considered perfectly tolerable.