What's amazing is not resistance in Congress, but the silent acquiescence of George Bush.

Marit hesitated, then lowered her head in shameful, silent acquiescence.

Her silent acquiescence depressed him more than he could have imagined.

He bent his head again, in silent acquiescence to her and to the High One.

There was a general silent acquiescence to his announcement.

More important, the cuts also marked the beginning of a pattern: silent acquiescence.

Noting their silent acquiescence, Cranston proceeded with his analysis.

But we can hope for silent acquiescence.

But the voices of Judge Sweet and others are ending our silent acquiescence in failure.

The speech stunned official Washington, which believed that the tobacco companies had been shamed into silent acquiescence.