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Western society has a cultural tradition of approving violence in the family setting.
Western society has a cultural tradition of approving violence in the family setting.
Wren himself, that he had given over his intentions of prosecuting it, and not finding that there was any else design'd the pursuing of it, I set upon this undertaking, and was not a little incourag'd to proceed in it, by the Honour the Royal Society was pleas'd to favour me with, in approving of those draughts (which from time to time as I had an opportunity of describing) I presented to them.
Parisian architects and builders, although far from approving the extremes to which their American confr×res go in the employment of iron for the construction of their somewhat exaggerated sky-scraping buildings, in which the style of architecture employed is often scarcely logical or consistent with the modern methods of construction, are nevertheless obliged to own to the necessity and the utility of employing iron in moderation for the framework of their buildings.
In those early days everything had, of necessity, to pass the strong test of the captainÆs frown or approving nod; each action was court-martialled, as it were, and approved or utterly rejected, as the case might be.
Bennen gives an approving nod: he looks with indulgent pity on Carrel, but snubs all remarks of his as to the route.
, in order to receive approving or disapproving raps at once.
Chesterton is like the Eton boys who, after a debate over woman suffrage, passed a unanimous resolution disapproving of the aim of the suffragettes but approving of their methods.
The case, no doubt, is different in society as actually constituted; it is conceivable that the practically effective morality in such a society, resting on a basis independent of utilitarian or any other reasonings, may not be materially affected by the particular act or expressed opinion of a particular individual: but the circumstances are, I conceive, very rare, in which a really conscientious person could feel so sure of this as to conclude that by approving a particular violation of a rule, of which the general (though not universal) observance is plainly expedient, he will not probably do harm on the whole.
Wemmick, looking at me with an approving air.
Pocket finishing her orange at about the same time, and not approving of this, said to Jane,- "You naughty child, how dare you?
For two months, however, I was true to my determination; for two months I led a life of such 97) severity as I had never before attained to, and enjoyed the compensations of an approving conscience.
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