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We're R.E.M. and we approve this concert, ... Man on the Moon.

We had 82 applications for permits, but we were able to approve only 26 of them.

While I hope you will act responsibly and with reason on this issue, I feel obliged to tell you that your failure to do so would cause me to reevaluate my association with an organization that fails to recognize the role of women in our society. While I have, up to this point, respected your request that this issue not be a subject of discussion either with the public or with other members, I feel that continuing the status quo would cause me to make my views known to a broader audience -- if only to remove any doubt that I approve of the present policy.

We would have sued the Forest Service if the Forest Service had tried to approve it on a Categorical Exclusion.

but I would be inclined to approve it.

Yes, Virginia voters will approve the amendment when asked, probably handily. After all, it gives them the right to re-elect a governor they like. They can still send packing a governor they dislike.

You cannot declare martial law without the support of Congress. It will be crazy for the President to declare martial law when we know that Congress does not approve of it, what with the present climate in the Senate,

Tonight we're presenting our package to the mayor and council. They can approve it tonight.

To my knowledge, the Legislature never did approve a funding source for it." ()

We will be reviewing the functioning of the emissions trading scheme and proposing any necessary changes. A major task will be to check and approve Member States' national allocation plans for emission allowances for the trading period covering 2008-2012.

To approve it is going against your own ordinance.

What often, too often, happens in magazines is that you end up with a great editorial product, and then you're selling things that you don't really approve of.

We found weak or non-existent controls in the process that (the Federal Emergency Management Agency) used to approve assistance payments that leave the federal government vulnerable to fraud and abuse.

We wonder if the Legislature would approve a law that violates freedom of speech protected by the First and 14th Amendments, simply to create a test case. It seems to be a peculiar approach to lawmaking.

We expect the owners to approve the deal because it is fair to all parties. The alternative is the end of the salary cap system in the NFL.

We are asking you to not approve this plea. It is completely inappropriate for the nature of the crime and for the lack of remorse Daniel Robbins has shown since Jeffrey Harris died.

At that time I was completely engrossed in concrete poetry, and I suppose I didn't approve of people writing poetry that was not concrete.

At the time, the county planning commission strongly recommended that the township approve the rezoning so that the big retail center could be placed farther away from the roadway, so that we could work with the township and Wal-Mart to develop an access plan to minimize traffic congestion on 310. Realistically, now we have limited options available to develop appropriate access.

Congress cannot approve an illegal program when so many questions remain unanswered.

Counsel for both the DNC and Clinton/Gore used those (FEC) guidelines to approve every ad to ensure strict compliance with the law. We are hopeful that once the Department has reviewed this matter fully, it will conclude that these ads were proper.

Do You Approve the Draft Constitution of Iraq?

And when I come, whomsoever ye shall approve by your letters, them will I send to bring your liberality unto Jerusalem.

There should be no doubt that the government will officially approve of the defense contract in December,

There's no evidence I'm aware of that law enforcement is having trouble enforcing its warrants. People are quite cooperative. There are better ways to get data to law enforcement than to give them the power to approve new applications, and we have time to work on those better ways.

I should see every script, I should make my comments and approve of jokes. I can't cringe at a show that's got my name on it.

I understand what they're trying to do and approve of it. The problem is, they're about 20 years late doing it.

I used them a lot. If you lay out exigent circumstances, you can get a court to approve a wiretap pretty quickly.

I urge you to approve these changes because they are nothing but positives.

They all saw it, and they all approve of it.

These are all individual settlements so the union doesn't have to vote on anything to approve it. It's a fair settlement ... absolutely, and it resolves a number of concerns raised by the officers and the city.

The Rockets and Comets are part of Houston. They belong in Houston, and this agreement will keep them in Houston if community leaders and ultimately the voters approve it.

I've never seen it. They did it on my behalf, but I did not approve the language. It is true that I was not the lead prosecutor.

It would be unconscionable for the Brattleboro Select Board to approve the evacuation plan without including these improvements.

The task force will look at these technologies and make a recommendation to the attorney general, who is authorized to approve a list of less-lethal ammunition for law enforcement in New Jersey.

The Sunni Arabs are way apart on the issue of federalism... I doubt if they would come on board even during the next one week. But next time I think the MPs will approve the draft without the Sunnis.

Prime Minister (Junichiro) Koizumi said that he wanted the cabinet to approve the plan quickly and that he was determined to create a gender-equality society in which men and women can have dreams and expectations by fully exercising their individuality and abilities.

Open your mind, open your heart and focus on the record. As you sit there listening to me at this moment, you may already be determined to vote to approve some articles of impeachment against this president, ... If you are in fact disposed to vote for impeachment, in the name of a justice that is fair and blind and impartial, please do so only on the basis of the real record and the real testimony, not on the basis of what someone else tells you is in the record.

A number of recent transactions have been well-received by the market, and that has given boards of directors the ability to approve deals.

A public university is part of the state system and dependent on not only the governor to appoint our boards and the General Assembly to approve them, but we are also dependent on the General Assembly and the governor for the budget every year.

Approximately 26 percent of the surrounding property owners within 200 feet of the property have officially registered opposition to the request. Because of this, a super majority vote (six of seven council members) is needed to approve the requested zoning change.

Approve the buy out ... so that we're not looking at over crowded classrooms. So we're not leaving students behind and we're keeping our promise to the community to make sure that we're providing them with the best educational opportunity that we can.

Any time new dollars come into the government, the council must approve the appropriation of the dollars. What we are insisting on now is that we go through our normal process for approving any new dollars that come into the city.

The bottom line is that the faculty will approve all of these courses that are included in this index. It will have to be revisited annually. If people want to add courses, we'll have an opportunity for institutions to revise their syllabi and their courses so that they're more in line.

The bridges did not pass our test of priorities, ... We felt we could not in good faith approve this project.

A law that was passed on Aug. 29 indicates we must hold a public hearing prior to accepting unanticipated money if it exceeds $5,000, ... We made the application on June 13 and I went back to see if you (selectmen) had voted at that time to approve and expend the funds but I couldnt find that in the minutes.

This is basically a large timber sale project being devised in such a way as to approve it with less oversight. What we're seeing is part of a pattern of abuse, and it's almost solely on the Panhandle.

The U.N. mission must be much larger, more mobile and better-equipped than the AMIS force. The Security Council should approve at least 20,000 troops to deter unlawful attacks, backed by a substantial international civilian police force and support personnel.

This country has really moved on to a more multicultural way of thinking, ... I just want to celebrate the women. Sure this is all about makeup, but it's also about some other things that are more deeply rooted. I just want to open a dialogue where we can talk about these things, where we can define our own beauty and approve of ourselves. We have to approve of ourselves before anyone else will. Women need to celebrate their God-given beauty instead of always trying to be something else.

They that approve a private opinion, call it an opinion; but they that mislike it, heresy: and yet heresy signifies no more than private opinion.

They do work on different components of the project and submit it a little at a time. We approve it or not, and then send it back for additional work.

This is a vote that is required if we are going to enjoy all of the WTO trade advantages with a new member of WTO, namely the People's Republic of China. And if we do not approve this, and we go back to simply renewing our annual trade relations, normal trade relations with China, they continue to access our market, but we are locked out of theirs, as we are at the present time.

As much as we need to approve the Keystone pipeline, we need to think far broader than that.

Accelerated approval has allowed us to evaluate and approve Fluarix in record time so that we can make available additional safe and effective flu vaccines, ... I commend our Center for Biologics for taking extraordinary steps to help us be better prepared for both the upcoming and future flu seasons.

It's a big deal that Congress is voting to approve increasing the national debt. They say 'We're going to control spending' and then they turn around and make huge budget amendments, sending us further into debt.

It was a surprise. I'm not going to say I'm not going to accept it. But somewhere in this use agreement, we're supposed to approve it.

It merely entrenches the king's power, allowing him to approve or veto all laws.

It means that if the final product is as the House proposed on this matter, the Federal Highway Administration will not approve the state's finance plan and the project would come to a halt.

It's provocative. We've asked both the Israelis and the Palestinians to refrain from provocative acts. That's why we are questioning ... why they would approve a wide range of settlement activity that includes construction of additional housing structures and infrastructure.

It's not a question of whether people will approve of this; it's a question of whether they will consider it a priority.

It's gun-to-the-head politics. If you don't approve this tax, we'll take this away from you.

I want to be positive but more than that, I want to be fair. If we don't approve this, there are people on this list that it will be unfair to. If we do approve it, I don't know if we're being fair to the community.

The various bargaining units for employees will have to approve the offer before it can go into effect.

They have to get approval to run anything. But we have flexibility. We could approve a partial schedule. Though the horsemen have reservations, I don't think there would be much objection to the racing schedule proposed through the spring.

They would have to obtain a registration from the BAR if they wanted to operate the program like they have it set up in other states. If they wanted to do it differently, and have the consumer involved and have the consumer approve any changes, then that facility would operate pretty much like a drive-up claims center." ()

They will not want to be held responsible for triggering a new crisis at this time and are almost certain to approve the budget.

This is a unilateral vote without sufficient debate and discussions, and we can never approve of this.

At this time, I am just waiting to see what they are doing. I am quite surprised at the response I got. So no, I am not confident they will approve it. It surprised me, but maybe I am just misreading them.

At times we are in uncertainty about the timely release of donors' fund. They take lot of time to approve a consultant.

I'm not prepared to approve these department budgets today. This is not satisfactory.

I'm ecstatic. It says to me that I'm doing a good job and the voters approve of the job I'm doing.

I'm very disappointed that after a lot of hard work and a public consultation and the reluctant agreement of Ware residents to approve 70 homes, we are now being asked to approve another 30.

I know that the princess would approve of what I'm doing, and that what I'm doing is appropriate,

I had the opportunity to meet with NTEU-represented CBP employees at Blaine the day before this dangerous incident. They expressed to me their frustration about the continuing denial of LEO status . . . I commend these brave officers for their role in apprehending dangerous murder suspects, and call on Congress to expeditiously approve H.R. 1002 and recognize that CBP officers are indeed federal law enforcement officers.

If the officials back or approve (a) deal, the chances are better than ever that he or she will get a campaign contribution after the fact. If I were intent on looking for big campaign contributors, this might be a valuable catalog.

If you're going to move to private accounts, which I approve of, (you) have to do it in a cautious, gradual way,

If you're going to move to private accounts, which I approve of, I think you have to do it in a cautious, gradual way.

In the fall of 1999, ... then-mayor John Wright, I, and Betty Feinberg were frustrated by the process. She was tired, I was tired, but we wanted to make things work. And for a time, it did. At some point it stopped working- we can cast blame, but that won't do anybody any good. Right now, we have an agreement before us tonight - I hope you see fit to approve the agreement.

in strong bipartisan fashion to approve these additional emergency funds.

In my mind, there's been an enormous investment made and it's the beginning of a process that's quite extensive. As far as we understand it, the Nets are planning to be in Brooklyn in the next three years or so, but we don't control that process. All we do is get to receive their reports and ultimately approve the move.

I received a letter from Harrisburg that there might be a little hold-up because the historical society didn't approve something with the renovation,

Clearly, we're disappointed that our mechanic and related employees, represented by IAM District 141M, did not approve the tentative agreement with United, ... Nevertheless, we remain fully committed to the goals of the United Airlines Union Coalition in achieving labor cost savings that will enable us to secure federally backed loans.

Because the (council) has not submitted election procedures that satisfy our requests, our department was unable to approve their election procedures by the mandated deadline.

I don't really have time to approve every shirt and sticker that gets made but I have been heavily involved in the big stuff like toys." ()

For national security considerations, we hope the opposition will approve the new bill as soon as possible,

I don't think her son would approve of it; I know my son wouldn't.

I don't want to bother you guys with a meeting request, so I was hoping you could pass on to Karl that Interior is about to approve a gaming compact and land in trust for a tribe which is an anathema to all our supporters down there.

For the number of residents that we have here, one library is not enough and that's why I think the council will approve this project, ... Our goal is to create a state-of-the-art library that will serve any resident in the quest for knowledge.

The U.N. guards the vital principles entrenched in its charter, notably the sovereign equality of states and the inadmissibility of interference in their internal affairs. It is precisely because the U.N. is the chief guardian of both these sacrosanct principles that it alone is allowed to approve derogations from them.

These are hard decisions, and I certainly feel for the affected employees, ... At the same time, the loan board has a responsibility to taxpayers, and to fostering the long-term health of the airline industry. Given our conclusion that the business plan submitted by the company is financially unsound, I believe it best not to approve the United proposal.

The chiefs are in support of the president, and they do not approve of what Speight has done, although there is sympathy for the views expressed by his followers.

The chiefs are in support of the president, and they do not approve of what (George) Speight has done.

The general referendum will be successful and the draft constitution ratified if a majority of the voters in Iraq approve and if two-thirds of the voters in three or more governorates do not reject it.

The German government approves of such a merger and will approve the budget necessary to achieve it,

The city has to opt out of the sales tax ceiling first, and that takes some time. Then, you have to have a vote of the people to approve it. And even then, it will be several months before you actually collect any revenues from it. So there wasn't enough time to raise the funds for 2006 through a sales tax.

The finance manager is going to find someone to approve your loan. It's just a matter of what you're going to pay for it. It may not be the best rate out there, but it will get you in a car.

The first call scheduled to be reviewed, ... is the decision to approve the name 'Poinsettia Bowl Presented by San Diego County Credit Union.'

The commission reserves the right to approve the second and third ISP -- we don't want any weak sisters.

The commissioners are responsible for public-school buildings, and they are a part of approving those plans. As long as they are aware that if they approve that, it's going to mean more students, and when we go to ask for more money it's not a surprise.

The constitution is left to our people to approve or reject it, ... I hope that our people will accept it despite some flaws.

I am disappointed that FDA waited until this late hour to address a legal question that could and should have been resolved months ago. I urge FDA to act quickly to approve this needed reproductive option for women.