At various times since 1988, for example, Congress has enacted temporary bans against the use of locally raised taxes or fees to finance abortions in the city, and most recently, on May 4, the House voted 251-175, with all 235 Republicans present voting yes, to make the ban permanent.
Even if some Republicans would vote in favor of legalizing gay marriage, it's not clear that enough Democrats would vote yes to make up a shortfall (one senator from the Bronx, Rubén Díaz Sr., has made clear his opposition to gay marriage).
But the risks have been mitigated by research and practice, and the only crime against humanity here would be ignoring our potential to improve — yes, to make better — the human body.
And, Ron Gettelfinger, head of the UAW, immediately agreed to work with the Detroit Three and make major contract concessions; yes, to make changes to existing contracts.
Full of hearth-warming recipes and heart-warming stories, it's a book you want to get to know, to read from cover to cover, and yes, to make recipes from its colorful pages.
I felt the need to say yes to make the other person happy when in fact I knew I really didn't want to do this stuff in the first place.
Some unscrupulous telemarketing companies will cut and paste you saying "yes" to make it sound like you are agreeing to purchase their product or service.
The purpose is simply to entertain, titillate -- and, oh yes, to make money.
