He reiterated his verbal acceptance of the idea of a Palestinian state.

Knicks General Manager Scott Layden was unavailable for comment, but a person with knowledge of the situation said, "He's received verbal acceptance to play."

An individual engages in associational embracement when they make a verbal acceptance of their set relationships with others in order to confirm and assume their social identity.

Rafael Rodriguez claimed that during the course of the first visit Castro gave a verbal acceptance of the idea of an alliance between Fidelistas and Communists (Thomas: 1977, p. 224).