1.   Lewis was inclined to ground his grudging acceptance of democracy on the doctrine of original sin.

2.   Mr Cates thinks there are three main reasons why intangibles are winning only grudging acceptance.

3.   There seems to be a grudging acceptance of the situation.

4.   Her theories have begun to win grudging acceptance in the scientific community.

5.   But grudging acceptance of an unpopular management decision should not be confused with team unity.

6.   But there is also a grudging acceptance that NATO troops are needed because Serbs fear that without the soldiers they will be driven out by Albanians seeking revenge.

7.   Denial and confrontation finally gave way to grudging acceptance.

8.   In Britain too the union has always been an object more of grudging acceptance than of real enthusiasm.

9.   Sometimes, it is a matter of grudging acceptance developed over years.

10.   The grudging congressional acceptance of the involvement of U.S. troops in Bosnia gives President Clinton only the flimsiest political cover on an issue that could still torment him.