Clay especially wanted approval of a bill to give the different states money from the sale of public land.

VOA: special.2009.02.05

Now,Timir Baman has asked the United States Food and Drug Administration for approval to do a larger test.

VOA: special.2010.06.02

A bill to place new restrictions on the credit card industry in the United States won final approval this week in Congress.

VOA: special.2009.05.22

And on Wednesday, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid announced a deal between Democrats and Republicans to clear the way for final approval.

VOA: special.2009.08.07

Recently,Timir Baman asked the United States Food and Drug Administration for approval to do a larger test.

VOA: special.2010.06.29

The law said the president could not remove a cabinet officer without approval by the Senate.

VOA: special.2010.01.28

A new law said the president could not remove a cabinet officer without Senate approval.

VOA: special.2010.02.04

They passed a bill and sent it to the White House for the president's approval.

VOA: special.2010.01.21

Only after both the House and Senate have reached an agreement on a bill can it be presented to the president for his final approval.

VOA: special.2009.08.14

Cassatt had to make a decision: Would she paint in a way that received public approval or in a way that she found interesting and exciting?

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Tall,beautiful and fair, his appearance was met with a sound of approval and tension.

VOA: special.2009.04.18

In everyday speech, a green light means approval to continue with a project.

VOA: special.2010.05.23

And it urged approval of a new law dealing with runaway slaves.

VOA: special.2009.04.02

That is a strike called without official approval by a union.

VOA: special.2009.11.08

They gave praise and approval for a job well done.

VOA: special.2009.07.26

Government approval is given on a case-by-case basis.

VOA: special.2009.01.29

The U.S.-sponsored Security Council resolution, expected to win easy approval next week, will create a special representative to the U.N.

VOA: standard.2009.09.25

Mr.Netanyahu enjoys a 49 percent approval rating, according to the poll published in the Israeli newspaper Ha'aretz.

VOA: standard.2009.07.03

Approval switches the focus to the Senate, where Democrats face the difficult task of achieving a 60-seat majority to approve a version there.

VOA: standard.2009.11.08

The United States is waiting for Congressional approval for a proposal put forward by the Obama administration.

VOA: standard.2009.12.09

The latest polls conducted by Japan's top newspapers show a majority support a DPJ-led government, while approval ratings for Mr.Aso continue to drop.

VOA: standard.2009.07.13

A recent poll in Russia shows that both Mr.Putin and President Dmitri Medvedev enjoy approval ratings that any leader could envy - respectively.

VOA: standard.2010.06.10

Some recent surveys show the president's overall approval rating at or just above 50 percent a far cry from higher numbers in the early days of his administration.

VOA: standard.2009.09.02

The high U.S.unemployment rate, a resurgent Republican opposition and President Obama's shrinking approval ratings are making Democrats nervous as they face the November elections for Congress and governors.

VOA: standard.2010.02.06

Public Opinion polls show that a majority of Americans favor health care reform, but several recent surveys also show a decline in approval for the way President Obama is handling the issue.

VOA: standard.2009.07.21

Republicans also bitterly oppose the Democrat's plan to avoid Republican obstruction in a later Senate vote on the modified package with a process that would allow approval with a simple majority of 51 votes.

VOA: standard.2010.03.19

U.S.officials say there was spontaneous applause at the meeting, at a New York hotel, when word arrived of Senate approval of the five-year Pakistan aid plan, which would triple civilian U.S.assistance to about Expected to win final approval in the U.S.

VOA: standard.2009.09.24