111.   A constitutional amendment requires approval by two-thirds majorities in both chambers of Congress and ratification by three-fourths of the states.

112.   A huge vitrification plant at Savannah River took nearly a dozen years to build and now awaits final start-up approval by the energy department.

113.   A merger of two water companies requires approval by the Monopolies and Mergers Commission, the U.K. antitrust body.

114.   A priority review is the most expeditious form of product approval by the FDA, which usually is granted only to the most critically important new drugs.

115.   A product that claims to treat a disease raises the issue of approval by the federal Food and Drug Administration.

116.   A similar view is evident in the text of the sweeping overhaul of the campaign finance law given final approval by the Senate last week.

117.   According to French law, the mall project required approval by a seven-member commission that included representatives of the national film industry.

118.   Actually, any work on the lobby or the exterior would be subject to approval by the Landmarks Preservation Commission.

119.   After its approval by the FDA in March, Crixivan was the most prescribed last year among protease inhibitors.

120.   Aegon said it expected the acquisition, which is subject to approval by shareholders of both companies, to be complete by midyear.