The phrase
"unacceptable number" means a quantity or amount that is not okay or not tolerable.
Full definition
«With a recent government funded study showing low compliance with existing regulations in England on lead shot use, it's not surprising
unacceptable numbers of wildfowl are still dying avoidable deaths from lead poisoning,» the Royal Society for the Protection of Birds» director of conservation Martin Harper said.
The proposed Mill Creek project in northwest Missouri will be relocated away from a globally Important Bird Area, based in part on our arguments that it would
kill unacceptable numbers of federally protected birds.
If zombies are animals, the hoarding prohibitions may apply to any survivors who
kept unacceptable numbers of zombies in an enclosed space.
Consumer Satisfaction In a study done by the Gluten Intolerance Group in 2008, pasta had the highest consumer satisfaction, at 60 % (
an unacceptable number for most food producers).
LSU lost
an unacceptable number of games over the last four seasons relative to the amount of talent on the roster and resource commitment to the program.
Some babies are lucky to have mothers who produce copious milk earlier to rescue them from starvation;
an unacceptable number do not.
«By any measure, this is
an unacceptable number, and it speaks louder than ever to the need for solidarity and common purpose in preventing and resolving crises,» he said.
During the coming year, Congress will turn its attention to
the unacceptable number of Americans who lack quality health care coverage and the rising cost of health care.
While charters had evolved to produce a substantial number of schools generating far higher levels of students learning than was found anywhere else in the traditional public school landscape, the charter school movement was simultaneously allowing
an unacceptable number of chronically underperforming schools to persist.
These inconsistencies have led to
an unacceptable number of chronically under - performing charter schools receiving renewals.
That said, when you look at the congested roads and pollution in the world's major cities, together with
the unacceptable number of people killed or injured in car accidents each day, then yes, these type of vehicles and services make plenty of sense in certain situations and locations.
«By reducing the number of cats and dogs able to reproduce we will reduce, to some extent,
the unacceptable number of abandoned animals.»
In 2006 Rhode Island enacted a measure finding (1)
An unacceptable number of healthy, but abandoned cats are euthanized annually in Rhode Island.
Peter Walsh, from Action Against Medical Accidents, said the legal costs rose due to «
the unacceptable number or mistakes» and «inappropriate denials and defence of claims that should have been recognised as valid earlier.»
An unacceptable number of schools still contain asbestos, putting our children, teachers, and administrators at a constant risk for exposure.
However, each year there are
an unacceptable number of circumstances in which medical errors are in fact made, and devastating consequences follow.
Luckily for me, I managed to connect with a technician who volunteered it was possible to look back at my connection history, which of course confirmed I was experiencing
an unacceptable number of dropped connections.
Every year,
an unacceptable number of nursing home residents suffer from mental, emotional, and physical abuse and neglect at the hands of nursing home staff members.
Earlier in his career, a 2003 notice said he had
an unacceptable number of tardy appearances and absences.
21 % is
an unacceptable number.»
The Regulatory Audits tend to only be reactive against a Managing Broker, when the number of actual violations (ratio to files examined) reach
an unacceptable number — but then again, this can come down to which particular files happen to be examined.
This is
an unacceptable number for a sustainable profit center.»
That's
an unacceptable number of leads that you're losing for such a simple reason.