Sentence examples for before assent from inspiring English sources

The project was explained to the child in an age-appropriate manner, and the child was given the opportunity to ask questions about the project before assent was requested.

I have never before assented to so many of the principles of a book and found it so awful.

The Kremlin used the same word before assenting last May to American demands to scrap the 1972 Antiballistic Missile Treaty.

The Governor-General revoked the first assent, before assenting to the bill which had actually passed.

Lord Nash, the academies minister, seems to want to avoid a fight over this legislation, and we wonder how much the law will change before royal assent.

Three of these were in the counselling condition (18.8% of those allocated to counselling): two pupils withdrew consent shortly after randomisation and one pupil had two sessions before parental assent was withdrawn.

Mr Perry, moments before, had assented to Mr Romney's logic on that: "Frankly, I don't think it was right for Massachusetts when you look at what it's costing the people of Massachusetts today.

Once they began their courtship, Ryan was reluctant to marry Nixon; they dated for two years before she assented to his proposal.

The proprietors at that time mulled the gift over for four years before giving their assent.

There were quiet murmurs of assent before we abandoned the driftwood fire and crawled into our sleeping bags.

If the legislation is approved it will go to parliament before receiving royal assent, meaning the first female bishops could be ordained in 2014.