Words similar to affirmative

Example sentences for: affirmative

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It actually heightens the injustice of affirmative action by punishing some people for a historical wrong that they not only didn't participate in, but that also never occurred.
He defends affirmative action, but notes that it "is not the most important issue for black progress in America."
On the basis of any number of things: SAT scores and grades, of course--but also how well an essay was written; how much and what kind of volunteer work was done; notable athletic or artistic ability; a concern for geographic diversity; recommendations; or the most entrenched affirmative action program around, whether an applicant's parents went to Harvard.
Pepsi-Cola's famous Uh-huh! commercials have made bare assent into a ringing affirmative, though no one has yet done a similar campaign on uh-uh .
Affirmative action opponents warned that any consideration of race in the new formula would be unconstitutional.