1.   Plant officials were awaiting approval of the plans by a review board of senior managers.

2.   The awarding of rehabilitation loans and grants still awaited council approval despite the sizable waiting lists.

3.   The company has completed trials on a lymphoma drug and is awaiting approval from the Food and Drug Administration.

4.   The high-resolution mass spectrometer is awaiting approval.

5.   These proposals have been approved by special general meetings of both institutes, and now only await Privy Council approval.

6.   Along with the nine proposed utility mergers awaiting approval, several more are expected to go before the commission.

7.   Ameritrade and Datek, which are awaiting regulatory approval for a merger, have imposed charges for inactive accounts.

8.   Among other things, Democrats on the Judiciary Committee say they are awaiting approval for money to hire more staff.

9.   Although the Federal Trade Commission effectively approved the merger, the plan awaits approval from the New York attorney general, G. Oliver Koppell.