1.   Amgen said it planned to file for marketing approval with the FDA for stem cell factor within the next few months.

2.   Chiron filed for marketing approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, which has promised expedited review.

3.   Committee sources have suggested that only nominees with pristine credentials are likely to win Senate approval with Election Day three months away.

4.   Each year the festival gets a Hemingway stamp of approval with the participation of members of the younger Hemingway generation.

5.   Earlier this month, Biogen filed for European market approval with the European Medicines Evaluation Agency.

6.   Everyone signals their approval with a collective slurry whoop.

7.   Fleet had planned to apply for merger approval with regulators the first week of June.

8.   For its part, First Bank System said it has already filed its application for approval with the Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis.

9.   He said he hopes to file for approval with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration within the next few years.

10.   He said he was anticipating a fight over federal approval with the Health Care Financing Administration and wanted to present the most cautious plan possible.