The Organization of the Islamic Conference has been urging the United Nations to approve anti-defamation measures.

VOA: special.2009.10.31

On July fourth,seventeen seventy-six, the Continental Congress voted to approve the Declaration of Independence.

VOA: special.2010.07.02

Congress set a time limit of seven years for the states to approve it.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

She says she does not approve of the word "disabled" to describe her condition.

VOA: special.2009.10.30

Her father did not approve of her decision to become an artist.

VOA: special.2009.07.12

Thirty-eight of the fifty state legislatures were required to approve the amendment.

VOA: special.2009.10.18

But,many Israeli ultra-Orthodox Jews do not approve of the homosexual lifestyle, viewing it as contrary to Jewish law.

VOA: standard.2009.08.04

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

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

Under the watchful eye of Lebanese security forces, they urged the country's politicians to approve a draft law that would give them employment and property ownership guarantees.

VOA: standard.2010.06.29

Working from an e-mail list of millions of voters who supported his presidential campaign, they will focus on putting pressure on Congress to approve his $3.55 trillion budget for 2010.

VOA: standard.2009.03.16

Hamada's comments follow a meeting of Japan's Security Council Friday, at which senior officials voted to approve the use of missile defense technology to destroy any part of the North Korean rocket that looks like it will land on Japan.

VOA: standard.2009.03.27