affirmatives

The vowels A and I, which denote the two affirmatives, occur in the Latin words 'affirmo' and 'aio;' E and O, which denote the two negatives, occur in the Latin word 'nego.'

Deductive Logic St. George William Joseph Stock

Everyone nodded and muttered affirmatives as Brogan surveyed her audience.

The Priest Gerard O’Donovan 2011

Most American's are against pro family, pro life, pro marriage moral affirmatives that America is founded upon.

McDonnell blasted for controversial research paper 2009

Ratification by both Virginia and New Hampshire meant there were “ten affirmatives without a negative.”

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

I'd like to write about the peculiar placement and grouping of C's three moles, about how soft M's skin was, about T's habit of saying "Sweet, oh that's sweet" in moments when other girls shouted Molly Bloom's affirmatives or took the Lord's name in vain.

Apology from a dirty old man 2008

Ratification by both Virginia and New Hampshire meant there were “ten affirmatives without a negative.”

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

I'd like to write about the peculiar placement and grouping of C's three moles, about how soft M's skin was, about T's habit of saying "Sweet, oh that's sweet" in moments when other girls shouted Molly Bloom's affirmatives or took the Lord's name in vain.

Lance Mannion: 2008

Ratification by both Virginia and New Hampshire meant there were “ten affirmatives without a negative.”

Ratification Pauline Maier 2010

She lists three affirmatives (journalists have brains, persistence and networks) that are offset by three negatives (traditional thinking, business phobia, and math phobia).

News entrepreneur boot camp seeks to launch 15 journalism ventures » Nieman Journalism Lab 2009

So the question "Are you OK?" would just get met with a string of randomly selected affirmatives, expletives and hand-gestures, in no particular coherent order.

Archive 2006-11-01 Hal Duncan 2006