Why do you construe my silence as a sign of disapproval?
President Kao, however, did not agree with this frivolousness;he sat tight-lipped and unsmiling to show his disapproval.
Although policy won’t let me voice my disapproval of some parts of Chinese life, I am allowed to answer questions about my life in the United States.
The purpose of jail is to signal society's disapproval and console victims as well as to rehabilitate and deter; and, on moral grounds, Mr Megrahi should have died in one.
He signed his disapproval with a dismissive hand gesture.
Distillers and brewers feign disapproval of binge drinking, but keep producing the stuff, even if there are casualties.
At that moment, a gallery worker with a feather-duster in her hand gave us a glare of very strong disapproval.
He clucked his disapproval about it.
I will hereby fight back the voice of disapproval one by one.
However, the idea of abolishing them has met with disapproval from some lawyers who feel the wigs give them an air of authority.
We interpret a frown as a sign of disapproval.
We all fear disapproval and punishment, but this imaginary world appears to have no police and no authority figures.
And some people worry that they'll never be able to let go enough to love anybody: "the reason is usually buried in their childhood, in some fear of being found wanting, or in parental disapproval."
By removing any real human engagement, they enable us to cultivate our narcissism without the risk of disapproval or criticism.
That shrieking and hopping about would earn disapproval and even a slap from Grandmother.
The strongest voices of disapproval came from outside France.
Public disapproval ratings have risen notably for Mr Bernanke, the Bank of England and the ECB.
He knew hundreds of Bengali songs of unknown authorship, and on these he would launch, with voice uplifted, regardless of tune, or consequence, or of the express disapproval of his hearers.
Yes, she has joined the chorus of disapproval-and that in itself might surprise a few diehards who think that Africans should just be grateful for the aid and shut up.
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