Sentence examples for a work of affirmation rather than from inspiring English sources

It would become a work of affirmation rather than nostalgia, and its musical genre would be hard to define.

And as to such individuals, the Massachusetts law clearly permits an affirmation rather than an oath.

(Witnesses and officials can opt to make an affirmation rather than take an oath; the affirmation omits reference to God and uses the words "I affirm" rather than "I swear".

It's one of the ideas of 'Yes Is More': you can be critical through affirmation rather than negation.

It turns out that I was so relieved to have just been accepted when I transitioned a decade ago that I was afraid of pushing the envelope and asking for affirmation rather than being satisfied just with acceptance.

In Orientalism, Said argued that much of the Western study of Islamic civilization was political intellectualism meant for European self-affirmation, rather than for objective intellectual enquiry and academic study of Eastern cultures.

This technique is a client-centred approach, with reflective listening and positive affirmations rather than direct questioning, persuasion, or advice-giving [ 28].

At the end it rushes its ideological fences but it is a potent reminder that leftwing theatre should be an affirmation of joy rather than a whining gripe.

We are all so lucky that in fifty years the world has changed so much that the surprisingly muted commemorations of Nostra Aetate are an affirmation of progress, rather than an indication of how far we have yet to go.

It is a narrow, glib dollop of canned history, an affirmation of received thinking rather than a challenge to it.

To, basically, attempt to elevate a form of entertainment into an artistic, cultural, and personal experience that's an affirmation of life itself, rather than a chance to piss money down a cokey urinal while someone plays a few records.