1.   Also, factors said they continue to approve shipments of merchandise to the retailer.

2.   As share prices tumbled in August, the company repeatedly denied reports that its factors stopped approving shipments and vendors ceased deliveries.

3.   But they say Clinton deceived them by not telling them that he tacitly approved the shipments.

4.   Dour sales predictions for Caldor Corp. caused at least three factors to stop approving shipments to the retailer, according to a person close to the situations.

5.   European foreign ministers on Monday approved the shipment of heating oil to two cities in Serbia controlled by the opposition to Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic.

6.   In August as share prices tumbled, the company repeatedly denied reports that its factors stopped approving shipments and vendors ceased deliveries, it said.

7.   In June, Iraq halted exports for two months protesting U.N. delays in approving shipments of food and medicine purchased with oil revenue.

8.   Nonetheless, the Commerce Department approved the shipment over the protest of Pentagon officials who were convinced the machines would be diverted to military producers.

9.   The precious cargo was sitting overnight at San Francisco International Airport with no inspector on hand from U.S. Customs to approve the shipment for import.

10.   Earlier Friday, Clinton approved the shipment of guns, ammunition and communications equipment to U.N. forces in Bosnia.