51.   Shant Hovnanian, president of Cellularvision, said his company planned to introduce its video system in New York City as soon as the commission approved its application.

52.   Since last March, Great Western has been waiting for banking regulators to approve its application to set up new national banks in California and Florida.

53.   So at this point the tea leaves indicate that the application will be approved.

54.   Some members of Congress have criticized the commission for not moving more quickly to approve long-distance applications.

55.   That application was approved by European regulators just last month.

56.   The application had been approved last year by an immigration judge, Watters said, but the Immigration and Naturalization Service was appealing the decision.

57.   The application must be approved by both the local and state boards of education.

58.   The application process often lasts many years, and immigrant advocates hope that the publicity given to the violence will make authorities more likely to approve the applications.

59.   The application was approved originally by a local Bureau Indian of Affairs office, but later rejected by Anderson on the grounds that there was too much community opposition.

60.   The application must be approved on a two-thirds vote.