It is always easier to believe than to deny. Our minds are naturally affirmative. From LearnThat.org. [John Burroughs (1837-1921)]
An affirmative decision. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An affirmative argument. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
An affirmative outlook. From Wordnet, Princeton University.
A worrying observation was that there is no understanding of the term affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [REPORT OF THE ANC COMMISSION ON THE EMANCIPATION OF WOMEN] Reference
Human Resources Manager of the Cape Town Chamber of Commerce, said the term affirmative action was better defined by the. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Listen, that's what we call affirmative action, right?. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 23, 2008] Reference
The pertinent points of the second affirmative is …. From Wordnik.com. [Behe: ID rescues Common Descent] Reference
The president-elect of the United States has identified a series of things that he calls affirmative access. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript - Special Event: Ashcroft Hearing: Senators Make Opening Statements, Question Attorney General Nominee - January 16, 2001] Reference
For example, he called affirmative action a failure, because it recruited, quote, "inadequately prepared candidates.". From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jul 27, 2005] Reference
I suppose that's what's known as affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [Seraphic Secret] Reference
He's called affirmative action state-sponsored racism. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jan 24, 2007] Reference
Oh, and I was a victim of so called affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [Jeffrey Rosen on the two important race cases that will be argued in the Supreme Court in the next few days.] Reference
These measures are popularly known as affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
Nebraska and Colorado both voted on the idea of affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Nov 5, 2008] Reference
What happened was the court approved the idea of affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Jun 23, 2003] Reference
He had put out his arm as though her affirmative were a foregone conclusion. From Wordnik.com. [Six Feet Four] Reference
Well, the term "silent" just got defined as the affirmative act of invocation. 3. From Wordnik.com. [Democratic Underground Latest Breaking News] Reference
"The so-called affirmative action managers throughout the company remain toothless.". From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
There is strong support in this country for the idea of affirmative action, and some resistance. From Wordnik.com. [READY TO GOVERN] Reference
It is called affirmative action, it is called Vote dilution theory, it is called racial gerrymandering. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-04-01] Reference
Instead of solutions, they are merely offering a scapegoat: this awful thing called affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [The Myth Of Meritocracy] Reference
But then I realized that that denigrated the notion of affirmative action, I mean, which I believed in. From Wordnik.com. [Oral History Interview with Ellen W. Gerber, February 18 and March 24, 1992. Interview C-0092. Southern Oral History Program Collection (#4007)] Reference
With the establishment of this facility, the idea of affirmative action assumes an entirely new dimension. From Wordnik.com. [SPEECH DELIVERED BY THE ANC PRESIDENT, NELSON MANDELA, CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF THE NORTH, AT THE OCCASION OF THE INVESTEC PRESENTATION] Reference
Later he knew it would be enough to recall the affirmative answer that had been given without qualification. From Wordnik.com. [Charles Frohman: Manager and Man] Reference
True, but according to this poll they also oppose affirmative action when it is described as affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [Discriminations] Reference
Clarence Thomas is a product of affirmative action, even though it was not called affirmative action at the time. From Wordnik.com. [WTOP / Business / Biz Stories] Reference
Our search to find ways to move more quickly to equal opportunity led to the development of what we now call affirmative action. From Wordnik.com. [President Remarks On Affirmative Action] Reference
Monday his party accepted the notion of affirmative action, but was worried about declining standards in government departments. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
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