Be that as it may, the city's lawyers dutifully asked the department to approve the term-limits change, which they said was not discriminatory in "purpose or effect".
Once a company is selected, the commission would need to approve the terms of the contract.
But I'll be casting a ballot to approve the terms.
Indeed, independent directors should supervise the negotiations of, and approve the terms and entry into, settlements.
The judge sternly advised the men that it was up to him whether to approve the terms of the plea agreement.
The brief asks a court judge to approve the terms of the proposed $75 million settlement, reached in March between Jenkens & Gilchrist and lawyers representing around 100 plaintiffs.
That has left some current and former black employees wondering what, exactly, they will be agreeing to when asked to approve the terms of the settlement.
Though Mr. Clerides and Mr. Denktash both have strong backing from their communities, Greek and Turkish Cypriots would have to approve the terms in separate referendums.
But Mr. Levy pushed him, asking him whether he did, indeed, make those statements under oath and because he wanted the judge to believe him and approve the terms of the plea agreement.
Robert Morrissey, a member of the archdiocesan finance council, which would have to approve the terms of any sale, said he believed the 28 acres, by itself, was "worth much more" than the $85 million.
The newly elected Cypriot president believes the legislature will not approve the terms, which could put the whole bailout at risk — and the whole banking sector in tiny Cyprus.
