1.   By contrast, national interest waivers can be approved in several months.

2.   It was not clear whether the federal agency would approve the waiver, particularly since it has already denied similar requests made by two other states.

3.   Last night, Clinton approved special waivers of restrictions against transferring technologies to China that could be adapted for military use.

4.   No waivers have been approved by the current director, according to the CIA.

5.   President Clinton had approved waivers to allow the father and son to be buried at Arlington National Cemetery.

6.   President George Bush approved waivers to permit the export of nine U.S. satellites.

7.   So far, no evidence has emerged to show that Clinton approved the waivers because of the campaign donations from China through Chung.

8.   Specifically, the administration approved a waiver for South Carolina that allows the state to do random testing of welfare recipients who have drug problems.

9.   That eased the process of getting export waivers approved.

10.   The administration would first need Congress to approve a waiver in order to lift the restriction, legislation that Brownback introduced this week.