1.   It detected a sharp increase in verbal threats and in openly avowed and commonly accepted racism.

2.   Much work has been put into the establishment of commonly accepted criteria and documentation to support the accreditation process.

3.   According to the commonly accepted theory, the young planet had just been broadsided by a Mars-size object, creating a huge disc of orbiting debris.

4.   But a commonly accepted theory is that it dilutes carcinogens in urine and encourages frequent urination, which reduces exposure to the cancer-causing substances.

5.   Last year, its statistics division found that commonly accepted estimates of gun injuries may be too high.

6.   That is a commonly accepted practice in the securities industry and is not limited to day traders, Cohen said.

7.   The trustees also said the Arthur Young appraisal was in keeping with commonly accepted valuation principles.

8.   There is a commonly accepted myth that there are so many animals in city and suburbs because human beings are encroaching on their forest habitat.

9.   When athletes run afoul of the law or of commonly accepted social behavior, even their good deeds are greeted with skepticism.

10.   Serious infringement of human rights or threats to physical security are among commonly accepted grounds.