Example sentences of "[adv] approve of " in BNC.
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| 1 | Secondly , the second Labour government collapsed in August 1931 as a result of the unwillingness of the Cabinet to wholeheartedly approve of Snowden 's demand that unemployment benefits should be cut by 10 per cent . |
| 2 | Liza Tremayne , going about her duties at Southern Command and ever susceptible to atmosphere , was possibly more conscious of this than many of the girls with whom she worked , girls who she well knew did not altogether approve of her present lifestyle . |
| 3 | ‘ That sounds as though you do n't altogether approve of him , ’ said Julia . |
| 4 | After the Leeds Congress Maginn was plainly a disappointed man and probably did not altogether approve of the BDDA 's leadership . |
| 5 | Nor did he much approve of subjecting himself to the nervous exhaustion of house parties as other peoples ' guest . |
| 6 | He did n't much approve of animal experimentation in the first place , so I 'd guess that it was forced on him by the sponsor . ’ |
| 7 | ‘ He does n't much approve of what I 'm doing . ’ |
| 8 | It 's an occasion bristling with tradition — women in long hemlines and men in blazers and ties — but there is one major change this year which even the man in charge of the whole event can only approve of . |
| 9 | ‘ I do n't normally approve of loans , unless I 'm lending , of course , but sometimes they 're the answer . ’ |
| 10 | I do n't exactly approve of teacher-pupil relationships , for reasons that do n't need filling in . |
| 11 | She knew that her father did not exactly approve of her lifestyle , but he had refrained from saying anything to her because he doted on her . |
| 12 | Last time I saw him he did n't exactly approve of me . ’ |
| 13 | Carolan could hardly approve of the Ingard empire , and of her father 's involvement in it . |
| 14 | To be sure , the latter did not always approve of royal actions , for even the most pious rulers occasionally transgressed . |
| 15 | ‘ But you ca n't possibly approve of drugs , ’ I said instead . |
| 16 | Does he also approve of the scandalous racketeering by the gas , electricity and British Telecom undertakings in imposing huge standing charges , which often amount to more than 50 per cent . |
| 17 | Very shortly , the Albanians will also approve of it . |
| 18 | ‘ My vegetarian neighbour would thoroughly approve of this meal , ’ commented Melissa . |
| 19 | He did n't really approve of women earning a living , but the extra income would come in useful . |
| 20 | In many instances the church has projected the attitude that although God invented sex he does not really approve of it . |
| 21 | I do n't really approve of that . |
| 22 | Gravenor Henson , the leader of the Framework Knitters ' Union , they argue , did not even approve of Luddite actions . |
| 23 | As a keen walker and lover of the countryside Hardy would surely approve of how West Dorset has been preserved to be enjoyed by people today as he enjoyed it in his own time . |
| 24 | James Bond … would surely approve of the gun holders in the back . |
| 25 | The author of The Gentle Shepherd might well approve of this pleasant modernised pub on the site of his old wig shop and circulating library . |
| 26 | However , tonight we have heard that the Labour party will never approve of it . |