Sentence examples for not having approved from inspiring English sources

There is presently an ongoing political row in the UK over Boris Johnson, London Mayor, purchasing 3 crowd-control water cannons, despite parliament not having approved their use.

He was cited for three violations — not having a permit to work weekends, not having approved plans at the site, and failing to protect the property during construction operations — that carry combined fines of up to $5,000, Ms. Givner said.

Faced with a choice of breaking their commitment not to vote for higher tax rates, even for a tiny proportion of the population, or let the lower Bush rates expire and then vote to bring them back down soon after the new year, the House G.O.P. rank and file didn't think twice about choosing the option that allowed them to preserve the party's record of not having approved a tax hike since 1990.

My parents would not have approved.

Groucho Marx would not have approved.

Rube would not have approved.

Daddy would not have approved.

Scheherazade may not have approved.

Orwell would not have approved.

Perhaps Downing Street might not have approved.

They should not have approved these loans".