Sentence examples for affirmative point from inspiring English sources

I thought I would share them here as well for anyone interested in what the main issues are from a gay affirmative point of view.

There are those who argue in the affirmative and point to so-called ticking bomb scenarios to support their case.

Peris said she would continue to fight racism and prejudice against Aboriginal people, and commended the Labor party's commitment to "affirmative action", pointing out that the party had endorsed six Aboriginal candidates for the election.

Supporters of affirmative action cogently point out that this sort of "affirmative action" for athletes (as well as for alumni children) has never, at least until now, elicited cries of foul on the ground that it violates meritocratic principles.

Supporters of the death penalty recall gory stories of murder victims, whose killers, they say, deserve the ultimate punishment; affirmative action opponents point to jilted white or Asian candidates who are rejected from their top-choice university because minority applicants with inferior credentials got in; and pro-life activists stick photos of aborted fetuses in women's faces.

The whole point of affirmative action has always been to level the playing field, to give those who have not had any opportunities because of their color or class background a chance at the American dream.

At dozens of universities across the nation — including, in September, the University of California, Berkeley — Republican or conservative student groups have kept the issue at the boiling point with "affirmative action bake sales," where the price for cupcakes or cookies is based on race, with whites charged more than blacks, Hispanics or native Americans.

The point of affirmative action and similar programs of which I have been a participant is to combat this type of prejudice and to force certain narrow-minded individuals, who happen to have power, to respond to our merits, not to our race or gender.

(1 point for affirmative answer) Yes □ No □ 8.

(1 point for affirmative answer) Yes □ No □ 7. Do you think that continuing education in herbal medicines is important?

This questionnaire consists of 24 yes/no questions (total score ranging from zero to 24) related to normal activities of daily living in which every affirmative answer represents one point.