From the date of approval, the Port Authority will have ten days to resume construction at "full pace" on the subterranean museum complex.

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Part of the allure of Mr. Bloomberg's new proposal, administration officials concede, is that the mayor doesn't need the approval of a governmental authority outside Mr. Bloomberg's control.

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Listed planning consent ran out yesterday, so the owners cannot do anything to it without the approval of the local planning authority.

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The project needs the approval of the North York Moors National Park Authority.

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The joint venture discussions are likely to take up to three months to complete and any proposal would be subject to approval by the Republic of Ireland's Competition Authority.

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In so doing, Olmert and Livni are lending informal approval to the renewal of European funding of the Palestinian Authority.

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President Bush is lobbying Congress to renew his "trade promotion authority, " a fast-track approval for trade deals that expires at the end of June.

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Other questions include the judicial authority needed for some forms of surveillance, although police in France can tap telephones with the approval of the Prime Minister and an administrative panel.

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The authority has provisionally agreed to transfer ownership of the site to the trust, although the deal is still subject to committee approval.

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