21.  Flights began to depart less than an hour after the contract approval was announced, although service was not expected to resume in full until Thursday.

22.  Last week Indonesia announced its approval.

23.  Negotiators have been sorting out promises of countertrade investments since the approval was announced in November.

24.  On Wednesday he announced his approval of a negotiated agreement Empire needed to move toward for-profit status.

25.  President George W. Bush announced approval Thursday night for federal funding for limited medical research on stem cells extracted from human embryos.

26.  Residents rarely learn about projects that will displace them until the government announces approval.

27.  The approval was announced by government spokesman Josep Pique at a news conference after a cabinet meeting.

28.  The approval was announced Wednesday by the Office of Thrift Supervision, a day after mutual fund giant Fidelity was granted the same powers.

29.  The decision came after Assad announced his approval in a newspaper interview.

30.  The Clinton administration announced approval Friday of a conventional-arms sales policy upholding the traditional view that such transfers are a legitimate tool of foreign policy.