The tension between faith and reason has been particularly acute in the Western religions, which find revelation not simply in holy books but in prophetic words that call for definite assent and frequently command a precise course of action.
Still, analysts call the pilots' assent to a 32.5% pay cut Thursday a linchpin in the struggle to turn Delta around.
Fisher (2006a, 2006b) points out that, in general, parents or guardians can give consent for children to participate in research, and federal regulations call for obtaining assent from older children.
The ambiguities of scripture in these religions are frequently cleared up by creeds and dogmas of the community, calling for the assent of true believers.
Today, most Security Council nations welcomed Iraq's begrudging assent, calling it adequate to meet a requirement in Friday's resolution, which gave Baghdad seven days to agree to its terms.
New Lieutenant-Governor John C. Bowen, asked to grant royal assent, called Aberhart and Attorney-General Hugill to his office.
Then the completed document was shared electronically with all 22 voting members for ratification, while U.S. Soccer's board met on a conference call to give its assent.
That procedure appears to call for Beijing's assent only at the end of the political process here, which might make it hard for Beijing to veto a plan with broad support in Hong Kong.
Mr. Toma tried to rein in the whirlwind in an election night interview in Mr. Tudor's office as 30 supporters lined the walls, murmuring assent or calling out words or figures that their leader was searching for.
Moreover, Kant sees faith, unlike knowledge, as engaging with our will, calling it a "free assent".
