In an effort to increase acceptance, centers often have community programs designed to be beneficial to the community as a whole.

Such projects, while providing needed services, demonstrate the utility of the workshop's products and increase acceptance among the greater population.

The increasing acceptance of mobile phones on hospital wards, along with shorter patient stays, has also harmed revenues, the company said.

Recent surveys have shown an increasing acceptance by employers for staff to enjoy the odd 'duvet day'.

The secularists, who have dominated public life in the past, believe that increased acceptance of the headscarf will lead to social pressure on those who do not wear it.