21.   Meares declined to discuss the miscommunication, but Paul Molitor, a future Hall of Famer, did not accept the explanation.

22.   Marc Schneier, president of the New York Board of Rabbis, accepted that explanation.

23.   Mohan, an engineer, said his son was more inclined to accept explanations that seemed logical.

24.   Of course the wife complained, but she accepted his explanation.

25.   On every occasion, international experts, including Russian, Chinese and French scientists, have refused to accept Iraqi explanations for missing material.

26.   Republicans refused to accept his explanation and demanded appointment of an independent counsel to investigate the vice president.

27.   Salgado has said he did not know he was dealing with drug traffickers, and the governor said he accepted that explanation.

28.   She said she would accept written explanations from three counties as to why they needed to do manual recounts.

29.   Some accepted the explanation.

30.   The Clinton administration has said the bombing, which killed three Chinese nationals, was accidental, but Beijing has not fully accepted its explanations.