1.   Cranston just nodded, accepting his explanation as something irrelevant.

2.   He accepted the explanation without question.

3.   He sat appropriately in his chair and accepted explanations for the work that was to begin.

4.   His wife accepted his explanation for why he was late.

5.   Neta accepted the explanation at face value.

6.   The court accepted her explanation.

7.   Whatever Jean saw in you that first occasion was still there and she accepted your explanation about letting her down that evening.

8.   And in any case evolutionary biologists have produced plausible and widely accepted explanations for why life spans should have genetically determined limits.

9.   And Maurer was grateful that the officer accepted his explanation.

10.   After talking with White House aide George Stephanopoulos on his program Tuesday, Davis said he accepts the explanation that Clinton was not criticizing mainstream radio personalities.