91.  It was closing the deal and gaining approval that required considerably more time, a prospect which could ultimately ensnare the Dodgers.

92.  Its design would never gain approval for an oceanfront resort today.

93.  Johnson, a junior middleweight, and his manager were able to gain approval last year for fights in three states while he was under medical suspension in Canada.

94.  Last fall, Hoechst gained FDA approval for Arava, an oral medication that reduces symptoms of the disease and retards bone damage.

95.  Last May, the Rams gained approval from the owners to move from Anaheim, Calif., to St. Louis.

96.  Last year Biogen gained FDA approval for Avonex, its once-a-week injectable drug to treat multiple sclerosis.

97.  Lastly, he would have to gain approval of Lakers officials, hardly a certainty given the messy end to last season.

98.  Lawyers for Time Warner and Tele-Communications Inc., another Turner minority owner, are taking the lead in unraveling the legal twists to gain federal approval.

99.  Meanwhile, the order allows states to provide bonuses to mothers who stay in school without having to gain approval from Washington.

100.  Minorities have said they face tougher scrutiny in gaining Senate approval for top appointments.