If the cabinet members do not approve of this, let them resign."

VOA: special.2009.01.29

We're going to send a letter to all our shareholders and say, we have decided to pay a $5 dividend and so you're about to approve this at the meeting.

我们将给所有的股东寄出一封信,写着,公司决定发放每股5美元的股利,所以你们在股东大会上要通过这个提议

耶鲁公开课 - 金融市场课程节选

And this will have to go up before The International Union of Pure and Applied Chemistry before they approve it because they fought over element 106 for the longest time, but I think this will go through fairly quickly.

但还是要往上申请,直到国际纯粹与应用化学联合会,因为同意,他们为106号元素抗争了很久，但我想这个应该会很快通过。

麻省理工公开课 - 固态化学导论课程节选

"Know this: I will not waste time with those who have made the calculation that it's better politics to kill this plan than to approve it."

VOA: standard.2009.09.10

In addition,the agency requires the makers of machinery used in LASIK to meet certain standards before the agency will approve any new lasers used in this surgery.

VOA: standard.2010.03.03