| government approval | 43.38 | Even staging a play needs government approval. | ||
| shareholder approval | 16.39 | It requires shareholder approval. | ||
| court approval | 11.65 | The purchase awaits court approval. | ||
| voter approval | 6.85 | That project needs voter approval. | ||
| board approval | 3.23 | The deal is still subject to board approval. | ||
| drug approval | 2.76 | Drug approval in Japan often takes years. | ||
| senate approval | 2.17 | Senate approval also is needed. | ||
| committee approval | 2.11 | Committee approval has been pending for months. | ||
| agency approval | 1.91 | Agency approval could come as early as next year, Crossen said. | ||
| league approval | 1.91 | For that, Budig would need league approval. | ||
| bankruptcy approval | 1.58 | The sale is subject to bankruptcy court approval. | ||
| need approval | 1.51 | Needs parliamentary approval. | ||
| police approval | 1.51 | Police approval was required for all groups. | ||
| year approval | 1.45 | Pfizer had planned to submit Exubera for approval this year. | ||
| city approval | 1.32 | The project did not need any city approvals. | ||
| majority approval | 1.25 | The deal needs a majority approval for ratification. | ||
| loan approval | 1.18 | Loan approval might boost Yeltsin. | ||
| month approval | 1.18 | It received FDA approval this month. | ||
| commission approval | 1.05 | The two companies had sought commission approval. | ||
| blanket approval | 0.86 | There will be no blanket approval. |