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359 examples of Positively in a sentence

I was positively surprised by the film.
I was, however, positively surprised.
Positively revolting!!
Positively the worst and most misleading summary I have yet seen on IMDb! (Unless I have been completely hoodwinked - I was born just after the war!)
Lucas Mitchell and Stephanie Ward were positively the most ugly people who could have been in this movie.
I will not write of the non existent talent in this piece of trash, nor that I think any person (gay straight or refined beyond that) who writes positively about this is either playing tongue in cheek or totally high.
My girls are 8 and 12 and they were positively glued to the screen.
Blue Moon built a billion-dollar business from scratch in five years, becoming the dominant player in the liquid-detergent segment, with a brand that is viewed more positively than its multinational competitors.
Our interviews also suggest that some policymakers still regard gender-blindness positively: not thinking about the possible gender-specific effects of policies, they believe, contributes to an atmosphere of greater gender equality.
Or imagine Russia refusing to respond positively to NATO’s offer of a cooperative relationship: she would be the first to suffer.
President Barack Obama’s election two years ago positively shocked Arabs and empowered Arab democrats, who saw it as proof of America’s true democratic nature.
And when energetic new companies bring innovative products and services to untapped markets, they contribute positively to private-sector development.
The country is viewed more positively in Latin America and Africa, where it has no territorial disputes and human-rights concerns are not always high on the public agenda.
Thus, while economic power is not a prerequisite to Olympic power, multipolarity in sports remains positively correlated with it.
Extending the length of the school day and the academic year – a key priority of “accountability” advocates – might positively affect children’s achievement while simultaneously providing parents with badly needed additional childcare.
In 1998, South Korean President Kim Dae-jung responded positively to a statement by former Japanese Prime Minister Keizo Obuchi.
East Asian countries have so far responded positively to China’s new diplomacy, and they would undoubtedly welcome any respite from Chinese belligerence.
In that sense, too, there is a parallel with the story of the US, whose leadership was felt much more positively in Europe than it was in Canada, Mexico, or Central America.
Or, to put the point more positively, it requires a willingness to coordinate policies more effectively.
There is a large constituency of domestic and international investors who will respond positively and rapidly to any steady improvement in India’s institutional environment, which should be an ongoing process.
For starters, the macro data are positively synchronized and inflation remains tame.
Similarly, Belarus must, in turn, respond positively to the EU’s steps to normalize relations, one of which should be rescinding travel restrictions against Lukashenko and other senior officials.
Finally, I hope Stiglitz will respond positively to my repeated suggestions that we debate these matters in person at Columbia or Harvard or some other suitable venue.
The Bush years are seen positively, for they coincide with the consolidation of India’s international status and emergence as America’s key diplomatic partner in Asia.
Even the latest Eurobarometer indicates that 55% of Poles view the EU positively.
There is substantial evidence to suggest that birthplace diversity within a country’s college-educated workforce is positively associated with productivity and economic growth.
One study from 2008 found that the quality of a country’s education system – and the cognitive abilities of its graduates – positively influences economic growth.
Previous research has found that increases in employment in US multinationals’ foreign subsidiaries are positively correlated with increases in employment in their US operations: in other words, employment abroad complements employment at home, rather than substituting for it.
And, compared to the dismal recent record in North America and Europe, it looks positively supersonic.
For that reason, we should greet the poll results positively, and resolve to close the gaps that still exist between rhetoric and reality.
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