Sentence examples for general acquiescence from inspiring English sources

The moral responsibility of intellectuals -- and what he regards as their general acquiescence in oppression -- has been a building theme in Mr. Yu's essays.

Upon one point there is entire unanimity in public sentiment -- that conflicting claims to the presidency must be amicably and peaceably adjusted, and that when so adjusted the general acquiescence of the nation ought surely to follow.

In no other case for many years has this jurisdiction been asserted, and the general acquiescence of legal men shows the prevalence of opinion in favor of the negative of the proposition.

Nevertheless, her reform package draws a marked contrast with the Obama administration's poor enforcement of financial fraud statutes and its general acquiescence to big banks on matters of policy.

To reduce acquiescence bias, general questions were asked first followed by questions about their recent RTI, which were asked in a separate part of the same Ipsos MORI survey; the questions about understanding of Tamiflu© (oseltamivir) were asked in a separate survey the following week.

Malik has acquiesced, but acquiescence breeds rage.

Notwithstanding this acquiescence to his general's plan, he had lost enough confidence in McClellan to demote him, on March 11, from general in chief to the commander of the Army of Potomac.

Attorney General Eric Holder gave a tentative acquiescence to the marijuana-legalization programs in the states of Colorado and Washington.

Mr. Obama and his general should not misread that as acquiescence.

"The general mood of the board has been acquiescence," he said.

An internal memo to U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Henry Morgenthau, Jr., from his general counsel in January 1944 characterized U.S. State Department policy as "acquiescence to the murder of the European Jews".