21.  The cabinet has withheld approval, preferring to study the programs endlessly.

22.  The development came a month after the Texas Board of Criminal Justice withheld approval of the agreements with three architectural firms.

23.  The increase angered Yasser Arafat, the Palestinian leader, who withheld his approval.

24.  The FDA intends to withhold approval of five drug products until it can re-inspect the plant, the filing said.

25.  The Israelis also have withheld approval of an arrangement for Palestinian elections and for free passage on designated Israeli roads for Palestinians traveling between Gaza to Jericho.

26.  The pilots have said they now favor the alliance but are withholding approval until they sign a new labor contract.

27.  The Pentagon has also withheld approval of using two dozen Apache helicopters and long-range rockets sent to Albania more than a month ago.

28.  The regulator uses this authority in a carrot-and-stick fashion, withholding approval for banks who must correct problems and okaying applications from those who pass muster.

29.  The Republicans had been withholding their approval in an effort to wring concessions from the Democrats on other bills.

30.  The threat to withhold approval of the Start II treaty has been used before as leverage in diplomatic wrangling with America.