11.   A committee of government and university experts initially approved the loan, but subsequent protests prompted the Culture Ministry to seek the opinion of a new group of experts.

12.   A French company, Electricite de France, has a contract to do much of the modernization work at the plant if the loan is approved.

13.   A Korea First Bank official accused of accepting bribes in exchange for approving loans to the debt-laden company committed suicide.

14.   After all, he was just a mid-level financial officer, he said, who did nothing more than persuade lawyers to approve bank loans for the organization.

15.   Agriculture Secretary Dan Glickman has attacked this shameful history by, among other things, taking away the power of local committees to approve loans.

16.   Alencar flew to Brasilia this afternoon where he hoped to persuade Senators to approve the loan.

17.   But Strong said Lee does not have the authority to approve loans and cannot circumvent the loan review process at Chase.

18.   Camdessus said the IMF board of directors could approve the loan as early as late March.

19.   Cross approves loans based on recommendations from Bridge Financial Services Inc., a private firm that has an exclusive agreement with the pensions.

20.   Even if the loan is approved, the company says it would not be enough to keep LTV alive.