Sentence examples for show of approval from inspiring English sources

The uncomfortable suspicion that a show of approval from this column might be a virtual death sentence for any specialist music publication suggests a malevolent (and necessarily fraudulent) paean to the greatness of Uncut could be in order.

Harold O. Levy, the newly selected interim schools chancellor, said yesterday that he was pleased by the strong show of approval, because, he said, it indicated that "principals are willing to work to the kind of standards that I think are critical for the system".

The outcome was expected after a similar non-biding show of approval passed the Senate with roughly the same number of votes, despite extraordinary opposition from eBay and other major Internet organizations.

Then there is a silence as you leave the theatre (because, of course, you paid full-price to see his latest movie release week): you and your friends share a quiet moment, each independently wondering how this momentary show of approval for Tom Cruise comes off.

You may want to still bring wine or beer a small amount to offer to others as a show of approval and a gift to the host.

The United States delegation was apparently angered by developments early Wednesday, when Russia and its allies succeeded in winning, by a mere show of hands, approval of a resolution that mentioned the Internet.

He says this is an important thing to do: "It's a public show of my approval, that I believe in what I do," he says.

With cardboard props and a succession of surreal antics, including the now legendary guest star called Man With the Stick, the two performers aped the banal conventions of a variety show to howls of approval from the crowd.

To raise both arms upwards towards the sky, moving them around in various ways, commonly in upwardly moving circles, with a cheerful expression on the face, is a sign of acclamation, a way of showing approval of something that one sees or that one hears about.

Yet it was continued scrutiny by Justice Department antitrust officials, who showed no sign of approval after 14 months of talks and revised proposals, that led United to back out.

In previous episodes mainly those dealing with Scully's Catholicism Mulder shows a lack of approval when it came to the concept of organized religion, often pointing out that "theologians can be just as dogmatic as scientists" when it comes to unexplained phenomena.