Sentence examples for approve an increase from inspiring English sources

It needs Congress to approve an increase in its borrowing authority, known as the debt ceiling.

The company will set dates for the split after shareholders approve an increase in the number of shares.

Speaker J. Dennis Hastert of Illinois said Congress would not approve an increase in the minimum wage this year.

The trustees for the State University of New York voted yesterday to approve an increase in undergraduate tuition, the first since 1995.

The BBC Trust did approve an increase to that budget, but we're proposing instead that we reduce what we spend by 25%.

Or OPEC could approve an increase of 500,000 barrels a day by allowing countries with excess capacity to pump that much more.

The Senate Government Committee approved an increase in pensions for retiring legislators.

In Washington state, voters approved an increase to $13.50 by 2020.

In votes on Thursday and Monday, the House and Senate approved an increase to $199 million.

On May 1 in Idaho, the state's Public Utilities Commission approved an increase in power rates.

Voters have also not approved an increase in the sales tax since 1989.