They would smile and bob their heads in what was obvious approval.

"Looks pink enough to me," said his friend, with obvious approval.

She looked him up and down with obvious approval.

"You certainly may," he told them, inspecting each with obvious approval.

Yet they had the obvious approval of the ordinary-looking, middle class couple on the train.

The cruise industry has responded to vacationers' obvious approval of their product.

'They eat you if you're bad, you know,' said a small girl with obvious approval.

Flanagan found it a little difficult to hide his surprise at the obvious approval in Shelton's voice.

"You know, there's got to be something in the water round here," Jack continued, his eyes on Fiona with obvious approval.

He grinned at her in obvious approval.

When she freed him, she ran that same hand along the upholstery, making sounds of obvious approval.

Catti-brie was beside him, then, smiling in regard to his obvious approval of her choice for a pommel.

The chemist's lips were pursed in obvious approval.

He leaned back and looked her up and down with obvious approval "Pretty flowers, great company - hey, ssh!"

Rankin introduced Chan to the host, who greeted the little Chinese with obvious approval.

"You're very gracious," Aguirrez said with obvious approval.

Except for "the old gentleman's" obvious approval of Louisa Catherine, it was not an auspicious beginning.

"Good," said Ian, with obvious approval.

The stylists deliver the haircuts they promised, to the obvious approval of the customers, who make remarks like, "Oh, yeah, I am so hot."

"You dislike this device and yet you obey," he said with such obvious approval that Bellna nearly purred.

Buchanan, having decided to make no mention of her obvious approval of Giles, replied rather dryly, 'Yes.

The boys looked at Amiranda with obvious approval and at me with equally obvious distaste.

Whatever Yanus had been about to say to his erring Harper was nearly blocked by Tgellan's obvious approval.

His decision was received with regret by the Prime Ministers of Britain, Australia and New Zealand, but was met with obvious approval from South Africa's critics.