Sentence examples for approved compared from inspiring English sources

And when asked about the move away from the state-controlled economy, 54percentt of Bulgarians approved, compared with 46percentt of Hungarians.

The number of mortgages approved for house purchases increased again in July, according to the British Bankers Associationn (BBA), with 38,181 loans approved compared to 35,564 in June.

There was also a slight pick-up in activity in the remortgage market, where a lot of the best mortgage deals have been focussed, with 17,558 loans approved compared with 15,895 in July.

According to a recent National Academy of Sciences report, ninety-five per cent of all patent applications in the U.S. are approved, compared with just sixty-five per cent in Europe and Japan.

As of this spring, according to statistics compiled by the White House, Obama has had about seventy per cent of his nominees approved — compared to around eighty-five per cent for Clinton and George W. Bush.

To make matters worse, the patent office is rejecting applications at an unprecedented pace with fewer than 50% being approved, compared to 70% a decade ago.

Just 32% approve compared with 52% who do not.

Democrats were most pleased by the agreement, with two thirds approving, compared to just 27percentt of Republicans.

Asked about the Obama administration's practice of using drones to kill high-level terrorism suspects who happened to be American citizens, only 44percentt of participants in the same survey said they approve, compared with 26percentt who disapprove.

Meanwhile David Cameron's approval rating continues to tick downwards, with 28% approving compared to 29% who don't in the last poll.

Women are still more likely than men to approve of his handling of the economy, with 43percentt approving, compared to 29percentt of men.