Expressing or manifesting praise or approval.
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Examples for "affirmative "
Examples for "affirmative "
1 The University of California ended affirmative action last year, with dramatic consequences.
2 The following are the names of those who voted in the affirmative :
3 We did not hear back an affirmative response from them, he said.
4 He let his silence answer in the affirmative ; he felt relieved now.
5 The motion for taking up the report was carried in the affirmative .
1 A second lawsuit challenges the standard Dinallo used in approving the restructuring.
2 The vote passed along party lines with 12 Republicans approving the motion.
3 Deputies will formally vote on approving the scheme in the coming days.
4 The spokesperson said the minister had no role in approving such expenditure.
5 The German government temporarily halted the project before approving it on Monday.
1 My present had the usual effect; Pompey became approbative and talkative:
2 Blackbeard swore at him a great approbative oath.
3 The new president of the university arose and eyed him with a peculiarly approbative and grateful gaze.
4 As she leaned forward listening, with her lips slightly parted, Margaret gave an unconscious little approbative nod of the head.
1 Mrs. Moore could speak-Verytrue, however, was all she said, with a motion of her head that expressed the bow-approbatory.
1 A pale yellow sky rose behind the brick neighbourhood, and with agonised soul the woman viewed its plausive serenity.
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