41.   Aboitiz said it wanted approval in place in case other shareholders decide to sell or if there is a drop in price.

42.   After the recommendation Wednesday by the advisory council to Health and Welfare Minister Sohei Miyashita, Miyashita could add his approval in a few weeks.

43.   Alex Coletti, center, a producer of the MTV Music Video Awards, shouting approval in rehearsal at the Met.

44.   Aguilar pointed out that a court fight over preclearance or seeking Justice Department approval in each case would only delay the process of upgrading poor-performing schools.

45.   Allison finally got approval in a V-neck sheath over a light-blue dress.

46.   But approval in the Senate is by no means a certainty.

47.   But approval in the Senate is very much in doubt.

48.   But just as U.S. telecommunications executives were toasting the new law, Telmex won government approval in June of a merger with the television giant, Televisa.

49.   But in recent months, builders have overcome the hurdles to subdivision approval in Lower Merion and Radnor Townships, which embrace several smaller communities.

50.   But initial approval in the Senate, the House or both could give reformers the toehold they need to achieve final passage next year.