unanimous approval

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meaningsofunanimousandapproval

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unanimous
adjective
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/juːˈnæn.ɪ.məs/us
/juːˈnæn.ə.məs/
If a group of people are unanimous, they all agree about one particular matter or vote the same way, and if a decision or judgment is unanimous, it is formed or supported by everyone in ...
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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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Such a decision requiresunanimousapprovalby all members of the team.
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Instead, political decisions are regularly passed withoutunanimousapproval, by majority vote, and those in disagreement are forced to accept whatever the majority decides.
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The number of amendments tabled proves it (265): the text of the report was far from achievingunanimousapproval.
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I hope that theunanimousapprovalhe received from his discriminating audience will encourage him to refine and moderate the cool style he has adopted.
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I am sure that some of those recommendations will evoke almostunanimousapproval.
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I would like to examine what was done which had theirunanimousapproval.
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A project of this magnitude could not possibly haveunanimousapproval.
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My experience suggests that it would have been disquieting if we had managed to produce a report which receivedunanimousapproval.
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When a council gives itsunanimousapprovalto some project, surely that ought to mean something.
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I think that it has been received with almostunanimousapproval.
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I too hope that it will winunanimousapproval.
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Most of the important areas needunanimousapproval—that is to say, we have the power of veto.
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However, let us assume that at some stage the directive receivesunanimousapprovaland that we are obliged to put it into our law.
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Supposing a scheme were put forward with theunanimousapprovalof all owners.
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There is notunanimousapproval—indeed there has been almost unanimous condemnation—of the idea of that public prosecutor being under a local prosecution authority.
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Problems can arise when seeking theunanimousapprovalof all frontagers.
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At the time the report was issued it received almostunanimousapproval.
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I suspect, too, that there will beunanimousapprovalboth in legal circles and among those who have to deal with the problem.
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Yes; but it did not meet withunanimousapproval.
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It is because there has not beenunanimousapprovalin this country that this policy is not at present being carried forward.
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