It takes factories and jobs on the ground to win congressional approval for defence orders.

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Las Vegas Sands built its Venetian Macao casino-resort in Cotai and Wynn Resorts has received approval to break ground there, too.

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Last month saw Athens speed the approval of three-dozen ground-mounted PV arrays across the country for a total of 130MW and about 500 temporary jobs.

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An international GPS ground station may have to get export approval to buy a new screen for its Dell laptop, because it is part of a system that is controlled.

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Towards the end of 2012, Dish Network won FCC approval to use its spectrum for a ground-based cellular network.

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It is not known at this stage how the fire started, but swailing - a controlled burning of overgrown heathland to clear the ground and encourage new growth - can with prior approval be carried out on the moor until the second week of April.

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The letter, from Apple Chief Financial Officer Peter Oppenheimer, says the company plans to break ground on the site as soon as Cupertino gives its approval, which is expected this year.

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The Secretary General will present detailed plans for the "peace-making force" at the beginning of February and, pending Security Council approval, the aim is to get troops on the ground within three months.

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Armed Forces Minister Adam Ingram had assured workers there, and in plants in Scotland and England, that the ground-breaking scheme to refurbish and maintain RAF planes had landed government approval.

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