Sentence examples for were affirmed from inspiring English sources
"were affirmed" is a correct and usable phrase in written English
You can use it to emphasize that something was forcefully or strongly verified. For example: "The results of the research were affirmed, showing a clear trend in the data."
verb
To agree, verify or concur; to answer positively.
- She affirmed that she would go when I asked her.
The following criteria were employed for item selection: Percentage affirmation of item: Items that were affirmed by a very small or very large proportion of the sample were excluded.
All three decisions were affirmed by the Supreme Court.
Two cases that were appealed in federal courts earlier this year were affirmed.
The AAA ratings on the companies' senior debt were affirmed with a stable outlook.
Other ratings were affirmed but the outlook on them remains negative.
The verdict and sentence were affirmed in another trial years later.
But those are the rules, and they were affirmed in a referendum not so long ago.
The Netscape suit uses the findings in the government case, but goes beyond the conclusions of law that were affirmed by a federal appeals court last June.
But any decision is merely a recommendation that would only grow teeth if it were affirmed by a majority vote of the commission.
McVeigh's convictions were affirmed on direct appeal, and his postconviction challenges have been rejected by the courts, including the United States Supreme Court.
She also noted that in the five times her rulings were appealed, once by the plaintiffs, her decisions were affirmed by a higher court.
