31.   In his preliminary approval of the deal, Judge Milton Pollack of the U.S. District Court in Manhattan, who is hearing the case, praised the resolution.

32.   In October, the Park Service gave preliminary approval for Hopi religious leaders to gather eaglets at Wupatki for ceremonies, but details have not been completed.

33.   It was revived with the help of House Republicans who were unhappy with the ABC plan, and received preliminary approval by the full House on Tuesday.

34.   It would be a crime to sell the much-abused asthma drug ephedrine to minors without a prescription under a bill that got preliminary Senate approval Tuesday.

35.   Last December, Zagel gave preliminary approval to the settlement.

36.   Last month, the FDA gave preliminary approval to sale of the drug in the U.S.

37.   Lawyers for both sides will ask Judge Charles Kocoras for preliminary approval of the settlement next Wednesday.

38.   Mark Weisberger, vice president and general counsel, said the NYSE has given the application preliminary approval.

39.   Max W. Berger of New York and other lawyers representing America Online customers said that the settlement had received preliminary approval by the San Francisco Superior Court.

40.   Most studio executives said they could not yet comment in detail about the proposed rules, which the Financial Accounting Standards Board gave preliminary approval to on Friday.