Sentence examples for which we affirm from inspiring English sources

What it does have are these semihokey annual rituals by which we affirm our fealty to the idea of country and give thanks there are still cows enough, and time, for people to place their bets, and wait.

It seems likely that the notion of "proceeding" (xing) restricts mou specifically to cases in which we affirm that a predicate applies to something.

The tragedy isn't the fact that a major aspect of West and Central African culture was prescribed, but that the very thing by which we affirm our identity continues to benefit the prescriber.

But there was a decision by the court reviewing, which we affirmed.

Small considered the process of musicking to be an instrument of socialisation in all cultures and "a way in which we explore, affirm and celebrate our concepts of ideal relationships … in ways that talking or reading can never allow us to do".

"That was the fundamental principle that was at stake 30 years ago: and that is the principle which we solemnly re-affirm today".

Consider the case in which normatively we affirm a priority of health principle, but empirically the relative income hypothesis is correct that is, an individual's life expectancy is also a function of her income as compared to others' income in her society and not simply of its non-comparative level.

Affirming and celebrating that which we have been ashamed of.

What language will we find in which to affirm difference without affirming discord?

When the vice-chancellor accused him of being impertinent, he was honoured by student placards on their next demonstration which affirmed: "Yes, we are all impertinent".

This framing differs from the typical negatively framed questions asked in studies, which typically affirm leaving (e.g., "I am actively seeking other employment").