21.   Backers of the bill point out that teen-agers typically must get parental approval for all sorts of activities, including school field trips.

22.   Baltimore Gas and Potomac Electric halted their buyout plans in July after delays in getting approval from Maryland regulators.

23.   Barrett also said he hopes the two companies will get government approval for the agreement within three to six months.

24.   Baker was the chief architect of a precedent-setting deal Time Warner had to sign with EarthLink in order to get FTC approval for its merger with AOL.

25.   Because it is so hard to get approvals for a subdivision, builders must be willing and able to take a long-term risk.

26.   Before the ballpark can be built, local officials must get approval from the Texas Legislature for various funding techniques.

27.   Before verification flights can be made over the Israeli-Lebanese border, he will have to get the approval of Lebanon, Syria and Israel.

28.   Bell Atlantic chairman Ivan Seidenberg would not say how he intended to solve that problem if Bell Atlantic could not get quick long-distance approval.

29.   BellSouth later warned that because of the delay in getting approval, long-distance sales would be lower.

30.   Benrubi said the fact that both shows are on NBC makes it easier to get approval for double duty from network honchos.