Example sentences of "[not/n't] [verb] with [adj] approval " in BNC.
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| 1 | The suggestion from the Prime Minister that education be geared to serve utilitarian ends was not received with universal approval . |
| 2 | Over the top ? the radical plans of Nick Farr-Jones , leading from the grant against Scotland ( left ) , have not met with universal approval . |
| 3 | His decision to sacrifice the newspaper to MacQuillan rather than sacrifice the estate to the newspaper had not met with universal approval , but he did not let that trouble him . |
| 4 | Tshisekedi 's election was not met with universal approval . |
| 5 | However , as has been reported in International Crossroads , they have been awarded the 1993 World Cup Sevens , a decision which did not meet with general approval , and as there is a rebuilding programme at Murrayfield only 38,000 fans will be able to watch the tournament on each day . |