101.   Construction of the pipeline, expected to begin late this year if regulatory approval is received, would take a year to complete.

102.   Continental received final approval from the U.S. Department of Transportation in December to offer service to Bogota and Lima.

103.   Continental recently received approval for two Brazilian routes, so Varig is not a logical partner for it.

104.   Consequently, it took more than a year for Sam Bats to receive approval.

105.   Delta Air Lines received FAA approval last October to test security cameras on a jetliner.

106.   Despite the vote of confidence from Thomas and the Tribal Council, it is still undetermined whether Crews will receive final approval for his gambling license.

107.   Digital and Compaq hope to receive FTC approval prior to the June shareholders meeting, and expect to complete the merger before the end of next month.

108.   Disney said it expects the transaction to be completed five days after receiving regulatory approvals.

109.   Diageo of Britain and Pernod Ricard of France received approval Wednesday from U.S. antitrust regulators for their joint acquisition of the Seagram wine and spirits business.

110.   During the quarter, Baxter received approval to start the final phase of human testing for its synthetic blood substitute product.