Sentence examples for yes rather a from inspiring English sources

One of the things that lay behind the Wells, Rich, Greene campaign was an approach in which the advertiser attempted to come to a kind of implicit understanding with the viewer that most advertising was, yes, rather a nuisance, and that in return for deciding to buy Benson & Hedges 100's the viewer would be spared a hard sell for the brand over the tube.

Be it an impromptu meeting, a driveby interruption or a last-minute request from the boss, most of us end up acquiescing under the guise of being good corporate citizens and "fitting in". Intellectually, we know the extra commitment has little to no place on our overflowing plate, but our default setting leads with yes rather than a simple, succinct, time-saving no.

The legislation, which is headed to Governor Jerry Brown's desk for approval by the end of this month (his office declined to comment), effectively requires the presence of a "yes" rather than the absence of a "no" – or else withholds funding from the nation's largest state school system.

In a statement, Leo Hindery Jr., the chairman of YES, said "we hope that today's decision might spur Cablevision to finally negotiate in good faith with YES, rather than requiring a continuation of the litigation".

When you see how rabidly these men rail against the idea of affirmative consent – of obtaining an enthusiastic "yes" rather than the absence of a no – you realise that a lack of consent is part of the appeal.

California imposed the nation's first state-mandated affirmative consent standard for colleges in 2014, requiring schools to determine consensual sexual activity based on the idea that "only yes means yes" rather than whether an alleged victim said "no".

For example, the question "does he earn more than $100,000?" requires only a "yes", rather than the actual figure.Assuming web users accept the changes, the outcome could be more privacy online rather than less.

When patients are uncertain about their answer they will often say "yes" rather than "no", possibly as a mechanism to give the "right" answer and "cover" for the physician [ 18].

Responses were chosen from a Likert scale with 5 options: "yes," "rather yes," "rather no," "no," and "does not apply".

The Harvard undergraduate student government has gone on record endorsing the Our Harvard Can Do Better platform, which includes adopting an "affirmative consent" standard -- essentially "only yes means yes" rather than "no means no" -- in defining sexual assault.

("Should Scotland remain in the United Kingdom?" would have been easier). Try to be the campaign for yes rather than no.