This position is a mixture of accepting and rejecting elements. Lu rejected the possibility of accepting the nomination. He was opposed to people accepting welfare. Spitzer responded by accepting responsibility and issuing an apology to Bruno. Unfortunately, not everyone is accepting. Consider this famous passage about accepting death. Merchants are charged several fees for accepting credit cards. Universities have different criteria for accepting students. The family will be accepting donations for funeral expenses. The organization is not currently accepting donations, but maintains a list of volunteers. The University was not accepting women at the time. His openness to strangers extended to accepting dinner invitations from almost anyone. No Doubt is one example of this accepting culture. He implied that major government officials were accepting millions in bribes. Gribkowsky confessed to the charges of tax evasion, breach of trust and for accepting bribes.