101.   The buyout is subject to federal regulatory approval and is expected to close in September.

102.   The clandestine transaction came after IBM had failed to gain federal approval for a sale of similar computers to the lab.

103.   The companies expect to complete the transaction, which is subject to federal antitrust approval, in August.

104.   The companies retort that far from shifting the risks and expense of testing to farmers, they carried out thorough research and won all the necessary federal approvals.

105.   The company is still awaiting final federal approvals.

106.   The company also packages wireless with other services, although it is still waiting for federal approval to offer long-distance.

107.   The company is filing for federal approval of the transaction.

108.   The companies expect the deal, which also requires federal antitrust approval, to close in about six months.

109.   The company is awaiting federal regulatory approval to offer long distance phone services.

110.   The deal must also win federal regulatory approval.