81.   The settlement has received the preliminary approval of U.S. District Court Judge Alfred Wolin, who is presiding over the case from his Newark, New Jersey courtroom.

82.   The settlement has won preliminary approval from Judge Harvey E. Schlesinger of federal district court in Jacksonville, Fla.

83.   The State Board of Education gave preliminary approval to the new curriculum on Thursday.

84.   The supervisors recently gave preliminary approval to a related proposal that would require city contractors and leaseholders to provide health care to their workers.

85.   The U.S. Department of Transportation this week followed up the treaty announcement by giving Delta preliminary approval for seven new weekly flights to Japan.

86.   U.S. District Court Judge Howard Sachs in Kansas City gave his preliminary approval to the settlement last November, which allowed the repairs to begin.

87.   U.S. District Judge Charles Brieant in White Plains, who previously gave preliminary approval to that settlement, will consider whether to give final approval at a hearing tomorrow.

88.   Parliament gave preliminary approval last month to holding early elections, but the bill has to pass two more readings.

89.   Parliament was gathering Monday for a session meant to grant preliminary approval of amendments to the constitution.

90.   A federal court granted preliminary approval Tuesday of a settlement agreement resolving antitrust claims against Vistakon on disposable contact lenses.