Word: assents
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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While the healthy ones murmured their assent, those banned from sweeter drinks groaned good-naturedly...
...thin majority if he bows to U.S. pressure. "We committed ourselves to say no," says Christian Strobele, a stalwart Green pacifist who nearly brought down the government when Schroder sent troops to Afghanistan. "That can only mean that even on the Security Council, we cannot consider giving our assent...
...Music, to me, has been everything,” Banfield says, and the other boys nod in assent. Turnbull looks fondly at them and nods slowly...
...selection of Kissinger, however, is a meaningful one, demonstrating that Bush is serious about the panel and its duty. Bush’s choice is symbolic also, a hint to lawmakers that the administration remembers—and may assent to—Kissinger’s effective, if controversial, political methods...
...Simmons and director Stan Lathan have assembled a fast-paced, highly charged evening that manages the rare feat of satisfying insiders while introducing outsiders to something revelatory. The first thing to notice about Def Poetry Jam is that the audience is engaged more directly and passionately (shouts of assent or murmurs of sympathy after each line that connects) than any other on Broadway. The second thing to notice, especially after the gangsta-posturing insult raps of 8 Mile, is how empowering, often funny and always life affirming the words...