| An chorus of affirmatives rang into his earpiece, and he nodded in satisfaction. |
| It was a question, and everyone nodded and muttered affirmatives. |
| The construction is symmetric neither with the main clause nor with the relative clause affirmatives. |
| No affirmatives were required, unless they replied in the negative, he knew his orders would be complied with. |
| Affirmatives with both of the options can mark a contrast between speaker and hearer, but mostly in literature. |
| It is the peculiar and perpetual error of the human understanding to be more moved and excited by affirmatives than by negatives. |
