Haig was desperately eager for an affirmative answer.

黑格极渴望得到一个肯定的回答。

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BRT offers an affirmative answer.

BRT为此提供了肯定的答案。

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We are expecting an affirmative answer.

我们盼望得到肯定的答复。

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An affirmative answer will bring comfort to exobiologists a group of people whose subject is, at the moment, based on hope rather than reality.

ECONOMIST: Space exploration

Today, we have an enlarged NATO with increasing (though still far from adequate) capabilities, a good plan for streamlining NATO's command structure, a new NATO four-star command focused specifically on military transformation and an affirmative answer once and for all to that old chestnut, can NATO take on a mission out of area.

CENTERFORSECURITYPOLICY: Transforming the United States Global Defense Post

If you ask anyone if they believe the government and our businesses should consider long-range thinking, again an affirmative would undoubtedly be the answer.

FORBES: An Alignment of Stupid