Maybe someone would have accepted my theory and agreed to act on it, but I couldn't be sure.

This theory has not been completely accepted yet, as more research is still in process.

"Not all on board this ship are willing to accept my theory."

His theory was accepted, and that left them with disaster.

This theory is largely accepted throughout the western world for over 1000 years.

This theory is now widely accepted by the scientific community.

However, that theory has not yet been widely accepted by the scientific community.

I'm afraid I cannot accept his theory of multidimensional time.

The theory of continental drift was not accepted for many years.

No single theory of pathogenesis has yet been accepted, however.