1.   After official clearance to play for the Republic of Ireland, Kernaghan could have been in the squad for a World Cup qualifying game and a United States tour.

2.   JAYSON WILLIAMS received the official clearance from Dr. CHARLES MELONE, the hand specialist, to play Friday.

3.   The former Georgia star said he would not comment until after he got official clearance from physicians to play.

4.   Information Minister Jonathan Moyo said the private stations posed a security risk by taking over frequencies without official clearance from the government.

5.   She said she was waiting for a regular government to take office and give official clearance to shed the burqa.

6.   Such official clearance is mandatory in India for any international sports event, at home or abroad.

7.   The deal is waiting for official clearance from the Chinese and Israeli governments.

8.   The name was formally adapted by the board though official clearance is awaited.

9.   Vietnam, for its part, agreed to process all its returnees more quickly, issuing official clearances for them within two months at the latest.

10.   German medical researchers gained official clearance Friday to market a new drug treatment for intestinal cancer, a news report said.