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acceptable damage
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acceptable damage and acceptable losses
Euph. casualties or destruction inflicted by an enemy that is considered minor or tolerable. At present, the enemy's first-strike capability would produce acceptable damage. The general indicated that the fifty thousand casualties were within the range of acceptable losses.
See also: damage


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When asked what he meant by acceptable losses, Will explained that every organization should determine the types of losses that are acceptable to them if they fail to take the safety measures that are appropriate to address them.
Only take risks that you construe to be acceptable losses.
I wonder if Labour has set a target of acceptable losses before they do something about bringing these guys home.
 
 
 
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