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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
tolerate .
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Examples
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And the easy fit between Russian-style political Islam and ordinary Slavic pride may be one reason why the Kremlin tolerates it.
Russia's Muslims: A Benign Growth JDsg 2007
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But no justice system worthy of the name tolerates a system where, every so often, entirely innocent members are placed at risk of execution in order to satisfy the bloodlust of the rest.
BlueOregon 2009
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The state dog of South Carolina, the Boykin tolerates warm conditions well, and it’s the quintessential “pick-up dog” for plantation-style quail and dove shoots.
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One that celebrates differences and self-expression tolerates not only diversity but also the opportunity for individual greatness.
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One that celebrates differences and self-expression tolerates not only diversity but also the opportunity for individual greatness.
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Honestly, I wouldn't know since right now I've got a girl who "tolerates" my frequent absence and I don't see little ones in the near future.
Putting It To Bed 2008
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Where I come from, however, this is Gay 101: When somebody "tolerates" you, run away, and run away fast.
Johnathan Wilber: Please Don't Tolerate Me, Reverend Senator D��az 2009
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If I didn't know that, I definitely would respond pointedly to the idea that the firm somehow "tolerates" people who are not Christian.
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Can one call it a living when it consists of picketing at military funerals in the USA, claiming that these deaths are happening because the Phelps god is displeased that the USA "tolerates" homosexuality?
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In theory the English State still professes the form of Protestant Christianity defined in the Prayer-book, and "tolerates" dissenters from it as the
A History of the United States Cecil Chesterton 1898
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