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- adjective Of things
endured . - adjective Pertaining to something which is
permitted . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
tolerate .
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Examples
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What should not be legal or tolerated is large numbers of unpurchased copies under the control of simultaneous users. —
Bits Debate: Mixing It Up Over Remixes and Fair Use - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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A blogger cannot afford to battle a company of that size, so sending a clear message to them and any others that might follow suit that this behavior would not be tolerated is the only feasible option — and one that Mr. Jarvis is clearly recoiling and backpedling from.
The A.P., Hot News and Hotheaded Blogs - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Frankly what is distressing to me is reading a fine publication like TPM and see such juvenile name calling tolerated by the TPM staff by the same juveniles who carry comments section as if it was their own personal blog.
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The question of why capital punishment has been so widely tolerated is an intriguing one.
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Sir Phelim O'Neil, the most considerable man of his name tolerated in Ulster, was looked upon as the greatest acquisition, and at his castle of Kinnaird his associates from the neighbouring counties, under a variety of pretexts, contrived frequently to meet.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics — Complete Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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Sir Phelim O'Neil, the most considerable man of his name tolerated in Ulster, was looked upon as the greatest acquisition, and at his castle of Kinnaird his associates from the neighbouring counties, under a variety of pretexts, contrived frequently to meet.
A Popular History of Ireland : from the Earliest Period to the Emancipation of the Catholics - Volume 2 Thomas D'Arcy McGee 1846
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Homosexuality should not be 'tolerated' - how insulting that word is in this context - but celebrated as part of the human condition.
On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with... 2009
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Lippy was not a good digger—in fact, he was mostly in the way, but Call tolerated him.
The Lonesome Dove Series Larry McMurtry 1995
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Lippy was not a good digger—in fact, he was mostly in the way, but Call tolerated him.
Lonesome Dove Larry McMurtry 1985
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No freedom of expression tolerated, except to denounce Israel.
The Seattle Times 2011
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