Assenting

The saints used Amen at the end of prayer, or in assenting to the word of God; but none, save the Son of God, ever said, "Amen, I say unto you," for it is the language peculiar to God, who avers by ❋ Unknown (1871)

President Polk, in assenting to this arrangement in 1846, threw the responsibility upon the ❋ Unknown (1862)

It is certainly not a convincing retort to point out that: the argument is inconsistent with the existence of a Board having powers as specified under Section 11 of the Broadcasting Act. However, in assenting to the Act, Parliament either did not know what it was doing; or was making an idle gesture, not expecting the Board to promulgate any regulations respecting standards of programs, the character of advertising, the amount of time that may be devoted to advertising, and other matters specifically referred to, in the Act; or as I believe to be much more likely, Parliament consciously denied the argument that broadcasting can be left to the normal criteria and judgments of the market place. ❋ Unknown (1959)

Belief can be described as assenting to certain doctrines -- infallible scripture, resurrection, virgin birth etc. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The constable and I could not avoid breaking into a kind of assenting laugh, and Rupert, who had family eloquence, was encouraged to go on with a reiterated gesture: ❋ Unknown (1905)

His wife took no notice of his cries and groans, for it was quite as agreeable to her to be the only speaker, and have her moaning husband a kind of assenting chorus. ❋ Peter [Translator] Langley (1843)

If he agreed, he was assenting to a conspiracy theory. ❋ Gideon Rachman (2011)

The Irish government is only too aware that voters have rejected the European Union's two most recent treaties—those of Nice and Lisbon—before assenting on a second referendum after assurances have been received on key issues. ❋ Paul Hannon (2011)

He hesitates a moment before, with a small bow, assenting. ❋ Lucy Weston (2011)

Not that the evangelical old guard hasn't cared, or hasn't served others, but we are seeing a seismic shift in emphasis -- from an emphasis on assenting to the right theological ideas and getting to heaven, to one where it's all about translating belief into righteous action on behalf of others. ❋ Tom Krattenmaker (2011)

Even if the killing was by some standard "necessary," by quietly assenting, we citizens make something that should be next to impossible both politically and legally all too easy. ❋ Robin Koerner (2011)

            “Sure,” I said, assenting to both drink and question. ❋ Unknown (2010)

In fact, there was “little Danger in assenting to the Plan now,” and whatever danger remained of not getting amendments would, in his Opinion, “be greatly enhanced by the Absence of New York” in the new government. ❋ Pauline Maier (2010)

If the commissioner agreed, he would be assenting to a dangerous conspiracy theory. ❋ John Kampfner (2010)

The Times refused to release the video, leading to angry accusations of journalistic bias from the McCain campaign, since it was widely rumored that the video showed Obama making or at very least assenting to anti-Israel statements.25 ❋ Pamela Geller (2010)