41.   Analysts said the big drug companies were getting help from a speedier flow of new drug approvals by the Food and Drug Administration in Washington.

42.   Analysts say they expect the deal to sail through regulatory channels and receive approval by late October.

43.   Analysts said that could delay approval by two years or more.

44.   And in an unusual move, underwriters were given approval by the city to extended the pre-marketing retail order period.

45.   Any changes of rates foreign providers charge clients require approval by the State Planning Commission, officials said in April.

46.   Any compact would involve approval by the tribes, the federal government, Pataki and possibly the courts.

47.   Any deal is subject to approval by Gary S. Mendoza, the California commissioner of corporations.

48.   Any plan would be subject to approval by Congress.

49.   Any treaty is subject to approval by the U.S. Senate.

50.   Approval by the Duma on Friday will allow the Kremlin to assemble a new government after nearly three weeks in limbo.