86 entries under sanction topic. ×

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permit(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
7
empower(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
7
sign(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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countersign(verb, approve, authorize, recommend)
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back up(verb, expression, support, approve)
5
seal(verb, support, accept, settle, favor)
5
underwrite(verb, support, keep, maintain, approve)
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accredit(verb, support, state, accept, favor)
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allow(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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assent(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
4
commission(verb, state, approve, confirm, authorize)
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consent(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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constitute(verb, allow, endorse, prove)
4
maintain(verb, support, state, help, accept)
4
okay(verb, support, state, accept, favor)
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subscribe to(verb, expression, support, accept, favor)
4
witness(verb, support, state, show, determine)
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bless(verb, support, accept, favor, agree)
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give the go-ahead(verb, expression, idiom, support, back)
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guarantee(verb, state, settle, approve, confirm)
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