To affirm positive statements, you used "yea": Shoot, there aren't any open pubs in Canterbury at this hour.
(While Secretary Rice has said recently that overthrowing the mullahs is not United States policy, President Bush has pointedly refused to affirm her statements).
The campaign of Mitt Romney, the former Massachusetts governor running for the Republican presidential nomination, ventured into similar territory this year with a Web site that was started to affirm statements by Mr. Romney and rebut those of his rivals.
To deny absolute truth would be to affirm that some "truthful" statements are possible, and thus the skeptic is caught in a self-contradictory attitude toward the possible existence of "truth".
VATICAN: CATHOLICISM'S ROLE -- The Vatican issued a strong statement seeking to affirm and "clarify" Roman Catholic teaching on the uniqueness of Christianity and the Catholic Church.
The simpler the better -- the statement is intended to affirm the anger she is feeling directly, but simply.
"This is indisputable and the AFL has again re-affirmed this fact today in a statement".
These effects are strongest for people who depend on their smartphones, such as those who affirm a statement like, "I would have trouble getting through a normal day without my cell phone".
"Senator Kerry stated that he was prepared to personally affirm such a guarantee," the statement said.
As she puts it: "Following the event in Orlando, I was a bit scared to get up and perform, [but] as an American, it felt affirming to make a statement".
