I verily believe that the Lord will approbate our actions, unless we do something to incur his displeasure which I hope we will not do. ❋ Unknown (2008)
It seems that Providence did not approbate their actions. ❋ Unknown (2008)
Travel to or visitation of the surface of Treetrunk was circumscribed but not forbidden, provided that any landing parties first obtained approbate clearance from the military authorities on board the Shaka. ❋ Foster, Alan Dean, 1946- (2000)
Licensing Lambard, because the select Men had refused to approbate him, because he never was approbated by the select men, to keep a Tavern in the House he now lives in, because there are already 3 and his would make 4 Taverns besides Retailers, within 3/4 of a Mile, and because he obtained an a License from that ❋ Unknown (1961)
The question was put before the Association as to the attitude of that body toward such a ruling and the following reply was given: "We do not approbate the method of raising money by assessments, upon the principle of its not being sanctioned by New Testament examples and the general principles of the Baptists and because of the unhappy consequences which may result from such a practice." ❋ Unknown (1924)
Among the verbs similarly preserved are to whittle, to wilt and to approbate. ❋ Henry Louis (1921)
Of this work, the Rev. Samuel Stanhope Smith, President of Princeton College, says: "Having cast my eyes over your manuscript copy of Geographical Cards, I approbate the general plan of the work, and think them with the present improved state of Geography, correct, and adapted particularly to facilitate the improvement of youth." ❋ Charles Lee (1915)
We pick and choose, take and leave, approbate and reprobate in a breath. ❋ Augustine Birrell (1891)
The Stadtholder was too wary a politician to approbate immediately so sweeping a proposal, and referred it to the States-General. ❋ John [Editor] Rudd (1885)
Be sure that your answer is such as the decisions of Eternity will approbate. ❋ Elizabeth Willits Crooks (1875)
Not that he would approbate the system of slavery; for he was, and in fact had been through life, its most determined foe. ❋ Seward, William H (1849)
Do you think God will approbate those professors who are all the while robbing the poor and destitute, making them more wretched, rather than following the example of Christ, who went about doing good? ❋ Unknown (1847)
So that Protestants have no authority from the scriptures, and therefore no moral right whatever, to complain of their persecutions by the Catholics, which they ought to approbate and not condemn; nor have the persecuted a right to complain of their persecutors under any circumstances! such persecutions being morally justified and sanctioned by the approving silence of Christ and his apostles! ❋ Unknown (1845)
As this was a pure heathen custom there could have been no intention to approbate it in this passage, though the latter is otherwise worthy of very critical attention. ❋ Unknown (1845)
I approbate your notion; it's as correct as a bootjack. ❋ Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1830)
Our free and enlightened citizens don't approbate silent members; it don't seem to them as if Squashville, or Punkinville, or Lumbertown was right represented, unless Squashville, or Punkinville, or ❋ Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1830)
He is very liberal in politics, for he don't approbate restraint, and likes to let every critter 'go to the devil' his own way. ❋ Thomas Chandler Haliburton (1830)
Before a guy proposes to [his girlfriend], he should [ask] for her [father's] approbation. ❋ Ali G * (2014)
