Sentence examples for is assent from inspiring English sources
verb
To agree, to give approval.
Silence from George W. Bush is assent.
But it is still a mistake to suppose that it is assent to the propositions that makes you a believer.
Send us an e-mail or click over there "opting out" if you're one of those uppity types; unless you take the initiative to warn us off, we'll just assume silence is assent.
Recall that opinion is assent to a false impression.
What underlies this form of skepticism is assent to the proposition that we cannot know EI-type propositions because our evidence is inadequate.
Faith, on the other hand, is assent to any proposition "…upon the credit of the proposer, as coming from God, in some extraordinary way of communication".
When the act is assented to by the sovereign in person, or by empowered Royal Commissioners, Royal Assent is considered given at the moment when the assent is declared in the presence of both houses jointly assembled.
There's assent and applause from the crowd.
Pinto 2001 suggests that the aim of many arguments does not appear to be assent to the truth of a proposition but the withholding of assent (or full assent) or a particular attitude.
If the potential participant agrees to participate, this is considered to be assent, regardless of capacity for full, informed consent.
Viewers may want to know more about what he's assenting to.
