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By regarding all value judg - ments as tentative, while being tested or verified, we make it possible to modify the claims on our approba - tion or disapprobation implicit in the value judgment.

PRAGMATISM PHILIP P. WIENER 1968

In the second sense, beauty becomes a ground of aesthetic approbation, that is, a property that may properly be cited in a reason to justify that approba - tion.

Dictionary of the History of Ideas MONROE C. BEARDSLEY 1968

Sales, and we have thus uniformly proceeded: it therefore gives us great satisfaction to find that we have the indirect approba - tion of such high authority.

Thomas Jefferson and the National Capital: Containing Notes and Correspondence exchanged between Jefferson, Washington, L'Enfant, Ellicott, Hallett, Thornton, Latrobe, the Commissioners, and others 1797

Daughter Lucy shall marry before she attains to the age of twenty one years without the consent and approba -

Robert Carter's will, October 16, 1732 1732

To such proceeding who euer but his approba-tion added, though not his prince consent, he did not flow from honourable courses.

Pericles (1609 Quarto) 1609

At the same time the King expressed a desira to confer a mark of his favour on the brave General; but he de - clared, that the honour and satisfaction of his Majesty's approba - tion of his services were his best reward.

Collins's peerage of England; genealogical, biographical, and historical 1812

Captain Dairy mple is the bearer of a French copy to be ratified by you, should it meet your approba - tion, and I shall carry an English copy to the ad - miral for the same purpose.

A History of the campaigns of the British forces in Spain and Portugal : undertaken to relieve those countries from the French usurpation : comprehending memoirs of the operations of this interesting war : characteristic reports of the Spanish and Portuguese troops, and illustrative anecdotes of distinguished military conduct in individuals, whatever their rank in the Army 1812

It is my fincere wifli to particularize each individual, but where general merit claims the greatefl approba - tion, to difcrimmate becomes a difficult talk.

The New annual register, or General repository of history, politics, and ... 1797

This he communicated to Lord Dunmore, and it received his approba*. ti&n: Upon which Conolly fet out, and adlually fucceeded in his de -

An historical, geographical, commercial, and philosophical view of the American United States Winterbotham, William, 1763-1829. [from old catalog] 1795

The approba - tion she received would have been gross flattery to any other trage-* dian that we ever saw in this character, and yet we are told by a gentleman well competent to judge, that Mrs. Pritchard exhibited far more stupendous powers.

The Monthly mirror: reflecting men and manners; with strictures on their epitome, the stage .. 1795