Hence, the most we could say in support of deterrence was "conditional acceptance."

But pointing that out would amount to a conditional acceptance of a rare gesture.

"All right, Doctor," she said, with an intonation that conveyed at least a conditional acceptance of what he'd told her.

After further discussion, and several drafts, a declaration of conditional acceptance was settled on as an appropriate form of words.

But the offer, like Mr. Netanyahu's conditional acceptance of it, was double-edged.

"They're relevant to me," Quinn muttered, but she gave him a small nod, conditional acceptance of this assurance of privacy.

"I show one clean acceptance," he said, "two conditional acceptances subject to further tests, two more to be continued with sponsored research grants.

There has been debate ever since about whether Staunton's letter and article should be regarded as a polite refusal or a conditional acceptance of the challenge.

A very different analysis of the nuclear relationship finds justification of deterrence policy - even conditional acceptance - a mistaken view of what exists.

Dhrun had long been invited to Prince Cassander's birthday celebration and had returned a conditional acceptance.

But Lebanon and Syria have taken a dim view of the Israelis' conditional acceptance of Resolution 425.

The parliament of Bosnia's Serbian nationalists rejected even a conditional acceptance of a peace plan already approved by the country's other two warring factions.

At the time, Baghdad offered a conditional acceptance of a United Nations Security Council cease-fire plan to end the war, while Iran raised objections.

(4) The levels of strategic armaments far exceed the requirements of survivable second-strike deterrence - the only posture to which conditional acceptance can be given.

Hiroko has conditional acceptance into regular programmes at the university, contingent upon her results on the IELTS exam.

On Saturday November 20, 2010, the member clubs of the NFC gave the Spartans conditional acceptance back into the league.

In order to get the Albanians' conditional acceptance today, Ms. Albright offered incentives intended to show that Washington is a friend of Kosovo.

This week, with Yasir Arafat's very conditional acceptance of President Clinton's peace proposal, the Palestinians have pronounced the ball "back in Israel's court!"

Even amid the rioting last week, Ariel Sharon, the leader of the rightist Likud, reiterated his conditional acceptance of a Palestinian state.

It has the qualities of classic public relations and litigation-avoidance statements, the passive voice, the action plans, the factual quibbling and the distinctly conditional acceptance of responsibility.

In balloting Monday night, 46 supporters of Dr. Habash's Popular Front voted against conditional acceptance of the United Nations resolutions.

Mr. Barak has sent a conditional acceptance of the Clinton proposals, subject to a similar interest by the Palestinians, though the Israels have their own objections and questions.

Alternatively, if the Protocol is viewed as the written acceptance of obligations by the Protocol parties, the Soviet statement could be construed as a conditional acceptance.

Mbaye was asked whether conditional acceptance of the new Olympic body would be damaged if South African athletes in a non-Olympic sport, like rugby or cricket, breached the moratorium.

The Prince accepted this advice and on Sunday 14 February Lord Monteagle of Brandon wrote to Whewell confirming the Prince's conditional acceptance of nomination.