1.   He glanced at the clock and nodded his approval without breaking the rhythm created by his fingers on the strings.

2.   Environmentalists have reported the government to the European Commission over nine road schemes which have been given approval without an environmental assessment.

3.   Boeing won it most recent merger approval without such difficulties, though.

4.   A settlement is unlikely to win the necessary congressional approval without first receiving an endorsement from the White House.

5.   Congressional leaders at the meeting here predicted approval without major problems.

6.   Giuliani loved the idea and, as he is sometimes inclined to do, gave the seal of approval without consulting particularly far and wide.

7.   Gefter said he thought the drug could win approval without new clinical trials, though he could not guarantee that.

8.   In another memo to agency heads, Card said that no regulations should be advanced toward approval without review by the new administration.

9.   The agency has extended something of a grace period to parts manufacturers, allowing them to seek government approval without pursing penalities against them for past violations.

10.   The companies suggested after the meeting that Erbitux might be able to win approval without new clinical trials.