Wagner, like Wotan initially, apparently approves or at least takes us towards a world where terms like approval and disapproval seem no longer to matter.

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Moreover, the index of his popularity (ie, the gap between approval and disapproval) has fallen from 57% to 24%, a lower level than it reached in the crisis of 2008-09.

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Other non-premium updates include a new Stamps tool that'll let you mark a document with symbols to indicate approval, disapproval, a question mark, an exclamation point and (of course) a heart.

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The findings showed the groups expressed disapproval when exposed to talk of HMO practices, and then strong approval when talk turned to regulating HMO's.

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Finally, I took the pen, put the felt tip on the skin somewhere, and looked up at him to see if I could make out a glimmer of approval or disapproval.

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