(1) Every time we drink that soft drink we give an approving nod to the ongoing violence.(2) At fifteen he was already winning the Academie Francaise's approving attention for his poems.(3) Carnegie would surely have given an approving nod to the latest generation of philanthropists.(4) The Council presently has no power in approving applications for fish farms.(5) He had even smiled in an approving way at her.(6) The official weight of the approving organizations then is brought to bear against pressure to act unethically.(7) Each Leader group is the decision-making authority in relation to approving actions falling within its business plan.(8) She said with an approving tone in her voice.(9) However, he does need the approving vote of the church every time he baptizes a person.(10) He noted how US companies, unlike their competitors, are prohibited by law from bribing government officials responsible for approving contracts.