Even without making a profit on Broadway, and without critical approbation -- but on the strength of his devoted fans -- these shows can still earn money in international, regional, stock and amateur productions, as well as through recordings.
In America, it came to refer to the suits — the Washington lawyers, the New York bankers, and the university presidents, along with their academic and journalistic epigones — upon whose wisdom elected officials were accustomed to rely, and without whose approbation no public policy could be expected to succeed.
He asked if Catesby had spoken of the matter with Garnet, or any other Jesuits; although Catesby was in no doubt that the Jesuits disapproved of any such action, he lied and said that he would not act without their approbation.
We have seen him kill people without needing anyone's approbation.
Without obvious judgment or approbation, the film follows the kids as they drift from one party to another, their inebriation and senselessness growing as Franco's lecherous soccer coach preys on his underage baby sitters.
In one of the more remote areas of the country an old man approached me and silently and gently examined the unusual shapes of my arms and legs before nodding with what looked like approbation and wandering away without a word.
Scoffing with approbation, Carlier picked up my book, looked at it without interest, and put it down.
But they were greeted with approbation, and one of my professors bought one — the first picture I ever sold — which was absolutely without precedent.
Homeless people deserve neither praise nor approbation.
