This account was greeted in some quarters with something approaching approbation: "Betsy DeVos tried to do something good, but of course Trump overruled her" was one take, in The New Republic.
Mr. Brand takes off, fully in character, long legs folding and unfolding under him as he unpacks a Shakespearean origins myth, riffing through a magpie's love of shiny things, the glow of a king's approbations, the jester's high-low perch and, of course, God and nature's destructive habits.
America's aristocrats are unelected, irremovable; their standing depends not on popular approbation, but on the power of their thought.The aristocrats, of course, are the nine Supreme Court justices, who last month issued a barrage of philosophic rulings before their annual three-month recess.
This track is a subtle reinforcement of the ever-growing approbation of autonomous women in today's fast-paced, professional society.
The moniker met with the approbation of the whole school.
These twin impulses — toward reckless self-regard and the approbation of others — neatly negate one another.
Despite not seeking the approbation of others, he receives it in spades.
The government discovered that they could suppress all forms of dissent, and still receive the approbation of the international community".
But, amid the nodding-dog approbation of the – largely Young Labour – throng, one audience member was left underwhelmed.
