1.   After a series of delays and setbacks, the project was finally approved.

2.   All this would have been wasted had the project not been approved.

3.   Parisians remain unconvinced that the project will be approved, especially since it is not the only idea on the drawing board.

4.   That part of the debate should come to a head in December, when commissioners are scheduled to formally approve the projects.

5.   The ballot initiative qualified after the City Council approved the project last summer.

6.   The project was approved at ministerial level.

7.   The board of ministers unanimously approved the project last week.

8.   However, they can be helpful in attracting other sources of finance once the project has been approved and will finance supporting infrastructure.

9.   Once a project has been approved controls should be established to monitor its progress, quality and costs.

10.   The programme has been agreed between the EC, Group of Seven and the World Bank, which will approve all projects through a newly-formed Rainforest Trust.