0 relating to a statement that shows agreement or says "yes" -- 肯定的；同意的
1 a word or statement that shows agreement or says "yes" -- 肯定词；肯定语
I think that he may have his affirmatives and negatives the wrong way round.
I would have thought that we ought to be seeking (and it is a very difficult task) the affirmatives in that community and endeavouring to bring them together.
In the unobtrusive version, the affirmative action statement is embedded in a list of other potentially objectionable items about taxes, pollution and so on.
Our unobtrusive measure (described below) allows us to discern respondents' opposition to affirmative action without requiring them to reveal their opposition to the survey interviewer.
First, respondents were asked the unobtrusive measure of opposition to affirmative action.
The answer to this question is again affirmative.
As noted above, the party position on the status of the state and on affirmative action as a principle is decisive.
In that case equality would not depend on the fortuity that an affirmative defense is in play.
