31.   Both sides will work to set up a formal joint venture, begin feasibility studies and seek government approval.

32.   A casino had been readied at the Hotel Tuzla, awaiting only government approval to open its doors.

33.   A Bay Area firm had just gotten government approval to sell a new drug for attention deficit disorder.

34.   A merger between NorAm and Houston Industries is currently awaiting U.S. government approval.

35.   A Korean company must obtain government approval to import technology and raise funds before it can enter the aircraft and other strategic technology industries.

36.   A shelf registration allows a company to get early government approval for a security that it plans to sell within two years.

37.   According to the plan, all companies except for state-run firms will no longer have to get government approval for IPOs and new stock issues.

38.   After spending billions of dollars on the facility, Lilco could never obtain government approval of an evacuation plan for the area in case of a nuclear accident.

39.   After that, Israeli government approval and the actual redeployment of Israeli troops in Hebron were expected to follow quickly.

40.   Alaska could begin the proposed service as soon as it receives government approval, which is expected later this year.