Sentence examples for overwhelming approval for from inspiring English sources

Sorry, guys: polls show overwhelming approval for Mr. Obama's handling of the storm, and a significant rise in his overall favorability ratings.

Later he secured overwhelming approval for his policy and structural changes, which weakened extremist elements and purged much of the Marxist verbiage from the party's platform.

Yasir Arafat won overwhelming approval for his new cabinet from the Palestinian parliament today, turning back a legislative challenge to his authority that had forced his ministers to resign last month.

It's thought there will be overwhelming approval for the move, but a "no" vote would leave many questioning the club's role as one of the sport's governing bodies.

A UN sponsored referendum held in 1999 showed overwhelming approval for independence, but was followed by violent clashes and a security crisis, instigated by anti-independence militia.

Defying protests from dissident investors, including several big institutions, Volkswagen A.G. received overwhelming approval from shareholders for its plan to buy back its stock and shore up its defenses against hostile takeovers.

The final American concessions on the resolution to end nearly 13 years of sanctions against Iraq won the support of France, Russia and Germany today, ensuring the overwhelming approval of the measure, which is set for a vote on Thursday morning.

In a worrisome sign for Mr. Paterson, the poll found overwhelming approval of the way Attorney General Andrew M. Cuomo was handling his job.

An article on Wednesday about the United Nations General Assembly's overwhelming approval of an arms control treaty misspelled, in some copies, the surname of the head of arms control for Oxfam International, one of many rights groups that pushed for the treaty.

"The government of the United States welcomes Parliament's overwhelming approval of Kenya's harmonized draft constitution," he said in April.

The next night she performed a concert in San Diego in full make-up, to the overwhelming approval of fans.