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Example sentences for: assent

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Because the CEO cannot make major moves without the board's assent, and his or her job security depends on their satisfaction, the chairman of the board is technically his or her superior.
One aspect of the horrible vise was the constant minor humiliations I had to suffer, such as interaction with the block warden, the party overlord of a block of houses, who had to give his assent to all matters tiny or grand, including travel.
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 .
Why is it easier to assent than to dissent but harder to ascend than to descend ? Is it really true that if you decide to be `bad forever,' you have chosen to be bad for good , and if you are wearing only your right shoe, your right one is left.
Observation sentences are those that are most directly tied to our immediate sensory experience; given the right sensory experience, all competent observers fluent in our language will unhesitatingly assent to the appropriate observation sentence.