It required people willing to risk all in pursuit of power, wealth, glory and divine approval.

The Zionists used the pretext of divine approval in their past history for their invasions.

In most cases, signs to the augur's left (north) showed divine approval and signs to his right (south), disapproval.

The Voortrekkers, victorious despite their numbers, saw their victory as an affirmation of divine approval.

Smith's "invisible hand" is often misinterpreted as implying divine approval of greed.

At the outset of the plans, we had prayed for a sign of divine approval.

England needed comparable evidence of divine approval.

Could she take this as divine approval?

At least Robespierre cannot claim divine approval for what he does, or that he speaks the will of God.

He ate sparingly, and claimed divine approval for his evening potations.