grant assent
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- The committee will meet to decide whether to grant assent to the proposal.
- The king was reluctant to grant his assent to the new law passed by parliament.
- Before the treaty is ratified, the full council must grant its assent.
- After hours of debate, assent was finally granted by the board of directors.
- If the regulatory body grants its assent, the new drug can be marketed.
- Granting assent to such a controversial project required significant political courage.
- The commission has not yet granted its assent for the construction to begin.
- On what legal grounds did the president grant assent to the legislation?
- The chair is the only person authorized to formally grant assent to the meeting's minutes.
- The historical documents show that the queen took three days to grant her royal assent.