And for those who can accept the author's account on his own highly charged, carefully selected terms, this is an involving tale.

We were prepared to accept your account of how you obtained it, but it is a ship with a bad history.

I ask myself: Can we accept Hardman's account of himself?

"And why should anyone accept your account of the situation?"

Patou seemed to be accepting his account, so Ford moved on.

I understand, said Socrates, and quite accept your account.

Good, he thought, she sees I'm accepting her account on her own terms.

Children's Services accepted the father's account that the injuries had been accidents.

The jury accepted his account, and on 18 November awarded him £2,000 with £3,000 costs.

He chose instead to accept my account of the situation.