Many Israelis accepted that stand grudgingly.

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Johnson signed a new four-year deal at Portsmouth in January, but club officials accepted they could not stand in his way if he was offered the opportunity to move to a club playing in the Champions League.

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He declined to stand, but accepted a local fruit company's offer to sponsor his daily bananas.

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Silvio Berlusconi accepted the request to not stand as prime minister.

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Councillors unanimously accepted plans to upgrade the Broadway Stand.

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Nine people have had their applications to stand in the election officially accepted.

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Following that principle, 19.5 was accepted in both cases and the 220 yard mark will definitely still stand after Manchester because Gay and Co will only be racing up to 200m.

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Kevin Moggach, 43, Raymond Whetherly, 35, and Gary Lawson, 30, had their not guilty pleas accepted by the Crown on the day the six men were due to stand trial.

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The unions' stand will make it harder for the chancellor to get his proposals accepted by the SDP and onto the statute book.

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