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The phrase "were assented" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where you want to indicate that agreement or approval was given in the past. Example: "The proposals were assented by all members during the meeting."
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Following ethical approval, patients who were intubated and ventilated in one of two critical care departments were assented to take part in the study by their next of kin.
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Has Philip Green or Richard Branson poured enough poison in her ear that she's assented to join the cabal of the celebrity book/perfume/wedding photo-pushers?
To be assented to as soon as perceived is a mark of certainty, but not of innateness.
Nor will it do to say that one class (the axioms) are assented to as soon as perceived while the others are not.
The Act needed only to be assented by Rankin to come into effect.
The bill then passed the Senate and was assented to by the President.
When the act is assented to by the sovereign in person, or by empowered Royal Commissioners, Royal Assent is considered given at the moment when the assent is declared in the presence of both houses jointly assembled.
Some impressions can be assented to immediately, but others can only achieve varying degrees of hesitant approval, which can be labeled belief or opinion (doxa).
Viewers may want to know more about what he's assenting to.
Silence from George W. Bush is assent.
There's assent and applause from the crowd.
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Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.

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