101.  The administration hopes to have congressional approval by mid-October before Clinton leaves on a trip to South America.

102.  The board has final approval over anything in city government with an impact on the budget.

103.  The BT-MCI combination already has approval from the European Union and the U.S. Justice Department.

104.  The companies hope to have approval from shareholders and regulators within a year.

105.  The company already had FDA approval to market the drug for treatment of hypertension, a condition marked by high blood pressure.

106.  The company already had FDA approval to sell the laser for certain surgical incisions and other uses on soft tissue.

107.  The device has the approval of the Food and Drug Administration and the backing of many doctors and home health experts.

108.  The drug already has FDA approval for breast and ovarian cancer.

109.  The environment ministry is scheduled to make its recommendations later this week to the transportation ministry, which has final approval.

110.  The FDA only allows companies to distribute details on the use of a drug for a particular ailment if it has specific FDA approval for treating that ailment.