The idea was slow to gain general acceptance.

这一想法慢慢才被普遍接受。

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These new Uniform Rules have been introduced because the 1978 ICC Uniform Rules for Contract Guarantees (Publication no. 325) did not gain general acceptance.

之所以制定本套新规则，是由于1978年国际商会《合同担保统一规则》(第325号出版物)未获得普遍接受。

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While North Korea is desperate to maintain the support of its only major benefactor, it is also determined to gain general acceptance as a nuclear power.

WSJ: North Korea Reiterates Commitment to Building Nuclear Weapons