1.   Although more city approvals are needed, Riordan and Councilwoman Jackie Goldberg, who represents the area, said that they expected no major opposition.

2.   Branching out, he won city approval for new construction methods and produced new, lighter concrete and the first precast beams for city schools.

3.   About two miles south of the Museum Towers site and a few blocks west of the river, another large rental project has received initial city approval.

4.   But the project failed to gain city approval and the site lay fallow.

5.   Completion of the deal hinges on the joint venture getting final city approval.

6.   He also headed the board of Confucius Plaza, a low-income housing complex in Chinatown, for which he helped gain city approval.

7.   Last month, while announcing city approval of the huge new district in lower Manhattan, Giuliani also announced rules intended to streamline the creation of more.

8.   Mollinedo said the paperwork is ready for the project to go out to bid, but delays in city approvals have slowed the process.

9.   NAGE has an affiliated unit that develops housing which requires city approval.

10.   Ogden must obtain city approval before signing an agreement with the Clippers.