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Examples of assenting
assenting
The parliament that never says Nyet obediently raised an assenting arm.
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We need to ask several questions before assenting to property tax based funding of our school systems.
From the suntimes.com
The Governor-General revoked the first assent, before assenting to the bill which had actually passed.
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However, various voices are either objecting or assenting to being brought into this argument, depending on their perspective.
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Like Batraz's friend, Bedivere is reluctant to lose such a wonderful sword and lies to his master twice before finally assenting.
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Diocesan clergy and lay delegates voted overwhelmingly Saturday to reject a provision assenting to the authority of the Episcopal Church.
From the upi.com
On the one hand, humans are extremely hierarchical primates, readily picking leaders and assenting to their authority for the larger good of the community.
From the time.com
Leave was given to appeal to the House of Lords, where a judgment was given on 14 October 2004 by Lord Nicholls, with the other judges assenting.
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By assenting to this principle, Mr Clinton has probably made it harder for himself or his successor to pull out of the treaty, as either side may legally do, with six months'notice.
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- Accession: agreeing with or consenting to (often unwillingly); "accession to such demands would set a dangerous precedent"; "assenting to the Congressional determination"
- (assent) to agree or express agreement; "The Maestro assented to the request for an encore"
- (assent) agreement with a statement or proposal to do something; "he gave his assent eagerly"; "a murmur of acquiescence from the assembly"
- (assent) agreement, act of agreeing; To agree to, give approval to
- (Assent) An affirmative agreement to participate in research. Mere failure to object cannot be construed as assent.
- (Assent) A formal document required to transfer ownership of property to a person entitled to the property following the death of the owner.
- (Assent) The document by which personal representatives pass the legal title to land to the person entitled to it under the terms of the deceased's will or the intestacy rules.
- (Assent) refers to the power of the Governor to assent the bill passed by the Assembly or return the same to Assembly for reconsideration;
- (Assent) Agreement by an individual not competent to give legally valid informed consent (e.g., a child or cognitively impaired person) to participate in research.
