1.   A sale of the factory will need the prior approval of shareholders.

2.   Any proposals to grant rights to the Tamils have to get the prior approval of Buddhist monks.

3.   Anyone should have the right to communicate in any medium without prior approval by the state.

4.   Indeed, some insurance companies have tried to do this by requiring prior approval for treatment.

5.   They cited internal government guidelines against talking to reporters without prior approval of agency public affairs officers.

6.   They were angry because it was carried out unofficially - without the prior approval of the Party.

7.   Changes may not be made without the prior approval of the council.

8.   The Constitution requires the president to seek the prior approval of Congress for military action.