stamp of approval
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstampandapproval
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stamp
noun
uk/stæmp/us/stæmp/
a small piece of paper with a picture or pattern on it that is stuck onto a letter or package before it is posted, to show that the cost of sending it has ...
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approval
noun[U]
uk/əˈpruː.vəl/us/əˈpruː.vəl/
the feeling of having a positive opinion of someone ...
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(Definition ofstampandapprovalfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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There is a large part of well-being, in short, that hinges on matters of sentiment, needing nostampofapprovalfrom reason.
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That is, their recordings hold value precisely because they are unauthorized, unique, and do not carry astampofapprovalby the music industry.
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Hundreds of architects entered corporate competitions during the war, and plan books proliferated, some with thestampofapprovalof top architects.
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For better or for worse, psychologists seem to gain intellectual comfort by increasingly seeking neuroscience's molecular and mechanistic "high-tech"stampofapproval.
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So the fact that any religious belief might turn out to be rational by my lights is not yet giving it astampofapproval.
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He is trying to get me to put the publicstampofapprovalon 50,000 evasions.
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A scheme that has failed to deliver a better service to my constituents—it has worsened it—has been given a nationwidestampofapproval.
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Is it not unfortunate that they should be permitted to carry what appears to be an officialstampofapproval?
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I hope that we are given thestampofapprovalby what has already been called the people's panel.
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Regrettably, all that we have at present is thestampofapproval.
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The bodies which will receive public funding would have thatstampofapproval.
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It is up to the local community to put itsstampofapprovalon any diversification proposals should those proposals require planning consent.
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If there is a wish to query them, people should know that they have thatstampofapproval.
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It gives thestampofapprovalto the local effort and helps other providers of resources to rally round, particularly at local level.
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They are, in a sense, putting thestampofapprovalon certain traders.
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One can say only that they have value in broad terms, but one does not want to give them thestampofapproval.
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The only aspect that seems totally to receive a rubberstampofapprovalin the report is voluntary service.
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Would it not assist everyone concerned if there were astampofapproval?
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If products get thestampofapprovaland prior informed consent, they will be more saleable and more satisfactory to people than if there were no proper regulations made.
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