41.   No hearings have been set on the motion for preliminary approval or on final approval of the settlement.

42.   One group that won preliminary approval as a tribe is one of two rival Nipmuc contingents.

43.   Phillips often used his clout in Washington to steamroll officials in the Atlanta office who were responsible for preliminary approval of the Techwood plans.

44.   Penguin Boat Services Pte., a Singapore-based ferry company, said it won preliminary approval from the Stock Exchange of Singapore for an initial public offering.

45.   Preliminary approval of the settlement was granted by Justice Lally.

46.   Preliminary approval of the measure by the Knesset caused the American Jewish Congress to compare Israel to Iran.

47.   Searching for a way to prop up Lotto Texas sales, the state lottery commission gave preliminary approval Saturday for a new game under an old name.

48.   Silver gave preliminary approval to the takeover last year.

49.   Since then, both state boards have been conducting background checks on all applicants, in some cases long after their charters had received preliminary approval.

50.   Still, many lawyers were surprised when Kocoras threw out the settlement, reversing a preliminary approval he gave in February.