21.   Instead they saw a debilitated dollar as the most politically acceptable way of dealing with the American trade deficit.

22.   Much in our society has legitimized violence as an acceptable way of dealing with conflict.

23.   Period-style rooms were deemed desirable and the most acceptable way to put a public face on a property.

24.   Shooting those who annoy you is really bad manners, but Nintendo has come up with a fun and socially acceptable way to do it.

25.   So governments need to find a way of agreeing when curbs on trade can be an acceptable way to pursue a greater good.

26.   That kind of recognition reinforces the rejection of war as the acceptable way to promote the nation and solve disputes.

27.   The only acceptable way to correct that error now is through another election.

28.   The other side dismisses the economic argument as wildly exaggerated and abhors the notion that hunting with a pack of dogs is an acceptable way to manage fox overpopulation.

29.   The strangers had little problem recognizing the same children at different ages, suggesting that photographs were an acceptable way of asking the question.

30.   There are more socially acceptable ways to grieve, and probably healthier ones, than shutting out everyone like Ruth does.