verb
COLLOCATIONS FROM CORPUS
■ ADVERB
also
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Prevailing Aristotelian philosophy also affirmed a fundamental division between two regions in the cosmos.
■ NOUN
appeal
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The Court of Appeal affirmed the existence of an implied duty not to prepare to compete and gave judgment for the plaintiffs.
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In a subsequent appeal to the House of Lords, the Court of Appeal's decision was affirmed .
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The Court of Appeal allowed the taxpayer's appeal and affirmed the decision of the Board of Review.
belief
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It affirms strongly its belief in the importance of congregational music in the average parish.
court
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On appeal, the Supreme Court affirmed the Lower Court's ruling, but not without some controversy.
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Other members of the Court affirm on the basis of their reading of certain statutes.
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The Court of Appeal affirmed the existence of an implied duty not to prepare to compete and gave judgment for the plaintiffs.
decision
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The Court of Appeal allowed the taxpayer's appeal and affirmed the decision of the Board of Review.
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER ENTRIES
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The Supreme Court has affirmed the lower court's ruling.
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There are moral standards that we must affirm for our children.
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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But the abuses of our religious traditions should not keep us from affirming their call to compassion.
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Each, in its disproportionate way, affirms the truth of evolution.
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It is therefore our duty to affirm the judgment ordering Bakke admitted to the University.
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The appeals-court panel yesterday affirmed that presidents enjoy total immunity only from suits concerning their official actions.
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The hospice affirms life, and recognises dying as a normal process.
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The National Assembly on Dec. 6 enacted a law affirming the right to form political parties and simplifying registration procedures.
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Without ever straining for effect, Brook's lustrous production affirms the unending richness of theatrical simplicity.