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Meanings of approve of in English

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Usage of approve of in English
1
And Don Draper certainly would approve of his product getting free advertising.
Reuters
2
I certainly approve of the decision to focus on women this year.
The Irish Times
3
PES creditors will also vote on whether they approve of the plan.
Reuters
4
Of course, Robin would never approve of her going to meet it.
Maleficent
5
He was probably just afraid you wouldn't approve of his new in-laws.
The arms maker of berlin
6
They were workers; and they did not approve of the lazy Buster.
The Tale of Buster Bumblebee
7
I approve of the proposition which disfranchises the enemies of the country.
History of the Thirty-Ninth Congress of the United States
8
Would his closest friends and his family approve of the launch proceeding?
The new yorker
9
You understand that could mean anything the Party did not approve of.
Dark dreamer: a dark vista romance
10
We approve of it, and here is no fault in the act.
The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa, Volume 3 / Books 8,...
11
He certainly did seem to sort of approve of us, didn't he?
Revolutionary Road
12
I was confident she would approve of the approach and quick turn-around.
Ebony
13
Mrs. Wheeler did not in the least approve of furbelows for children.
The Copy-Cat, and Other Stories
14
The hospital did not approve of engagements between nurses and the staff.
K
15
Another sign of the times: the cabmen approve of the students' disturbances.
Letters of Anton Chekhov to His Family and Friends
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He said he and Buffett do not approve of all repurchase strategies.
Reuters
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United States of America
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