Instead, she'd seemed to find him funny, and any digs she made had been either good-natured or almost daring him to transgress her perceived lines of political acceptability.

The contents of the benefit package will directly affect not only the costs, but also the plan's political acceptability.

South African officials say openly that economic expansion into the rest of the continent is an integral part of their efforts to gain political acceptability.

I don't know anyone who demands "that Jews denounce Israel" to achieve political acceptability.

"The way we're conducting this is kept within the parameters of political acceptability," said a senior Clinton Administration official.

The Bridge column on Sept. 6 discussed South Africa's political acceptability in international competitions.

The proposals, under study by health policy experts at the White House, have not been endorsed by Mr. Clinton or reviewed for their political acceptability.

He added that the committee had also considered such criteria as ease of development, political acceptability, residential effect and the cost of lease or purchase of the land.

Experience from the few cities where congestion pricing has been implemented shows that social and political acceptability is key.

There is also a question of political acceptability to the citizens of the European Union and to the citizens of the Central and Eastern European countries.