41.  But that did not affect the trade for Pippen or the delay on gaining approval on his contract.

42.  But the companies still must gain the approval of federal regulators.

43.  But the developers of the Canadian end have backed out, at least for now, because of the delays in gaining approval in the United States.

44.  But the project failed to gain city approval and the site lay fallow.

45.  But they said that spending cuts of the magnitude under consideration in the House were unlikely to gain Senate approval.

46.  But, with bipartisan support, he gained approval for an agenda of far-reaching foreign policy initiatives.

47.  Clinton is expected to veto another stop-gap spending bill after it gains final approval by the Senate today.

48.  Cuban expects the deal to be consummated Tuesday after gaining approval from the NBA.

49.  Depending on how long it took to gain patent approval, the law gave companies up to three years of extra protection for their products.