The phrase "approved a finance" is not correct and does not convey a clear meaning in written English.
It may be intended to refer to the approval of a financial matter or transaction, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The committee approved a finance request for the new project."
Alternatives: "approved a financial plan" or "authorized a funding request."
Ireland's course to the election was cleared on Thursday when lawmakers in the Dail approved a finance bill that included elements of the Cowen government's austerity package that had not previously been approved, including income tax increases for the country's two million-strong work force, up to an effective rate of 41 percent for many middle-income earners.
Update: On May 20th, the Senate approved a finance reform bill including an amendment maintaining the minimum net-worth threshold for accredited investors at $1 million.
And while the Senate approved a financing plan for a new sports arena in Newark, the General Assembly took no action on the project, leaving its fate uncertain.
Federal officials have approved a financing plan of nearly $14.1 billion for the "Big Dig" tunnel project here, closing a chapter on a financial debacle that led to firings and criminal investigations.
In the Chapter 11 proceedings of Lyondell Chemical Company this year, he approved a financing arrangement that allowed lenders to convert some of the prebankruptcy debt they held into a higher priority postfiling obligation.
More than a decade later, in 2011, the county Board of Supervisors approved a financing plan that relies on savings from canceled leases after about 1,500 employees relocate to the Hall of Justice.
The Atlanta City Council voted, 11-4, to approve a financing plan to build a new downtown stadium for the Falcons.
The City Council is expected to approve a financing plan for a new Mets stadium at its meeting today after additional benefits were negotiated last night for Queens residents.
DINING, PAGE F1 Break Out the Peanuts and Cracker Jack Harold Brazil, a Washington city councilman, celebrated the council's 7-to-6 vote approving a financing package for a new baseball stadium.
But the Senate approved a campaign finance bill last year, so the vote in the House today was crucial.
Last January, for example, he abstained when the Senate voted to give the Legislature and governor pay raises; last week, he stayed away when the chamber narrowly approved a campaign finance bill that could help him in his bid for governor.
