On his right was Bernard Schwartz, of Loral Corporation, who was later given permission to launch a satellite in China.

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People are free to use the currency or not, and no government permission is needed to launch it.

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Paragraph 88 of the new government's ministerial code imposes draconian restrictions on the right of departmental ministers to make speeches, launch policies or deal with the media without permission from Downing Street.

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The United States had sought permission to use Turkish soil to launch attacks on Iraq, Turkey's neighbor to the south, but the Turkish parliament refused to approve the move, despite billions of dollars of incentives offered by the U.S. government.

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Consumers and innovators do not have to seek permission before they use the Internet to launch new technologies, start businesses, connect with friends, or share their views.

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"I have met with her neurosurgeon and her doctors, and... they have given us permission to take her down to the launch, " Mr Kelly told CBS News.

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Ofcom gave it permission to use its existing spectrum after assessing whether the launch would affect competition among operators.

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Previously O2 and Vodafone had expressed anger that rival network EE - formerly known as Everything Everywhere - had been given permission to use its existing 1, 800MHz spectrum to launch a 4G service earlier.

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In the same year, the launch of the Buzz social network tool caused similar problems because Google enrolled millions of people into it without their permission.

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