The phrase "approved a lot" is not correct and may lead to confusion in written English.
It could be interpreted as meaning that something received a significant amount of approval, but it lacks clarity and specificity.
Example: "The committee approved a lot of proposals during the meeting, but we need to prioritize the most impactful ones."
Alternatives: "received a lot of approval" or "was widely approved."
"They approved a lot of stuff.
He added, "We have approved a lot of drugs without a survival advantage".
"We didn't close on the property until the city approved a lot split.
"The banks this year kept saying, 'It's a good year,' 'We just approved a lot of hiring,' 'The market is clearing up,' " Mr. Yankson said.
Mr. Reed of Transport for London acknowledges that when Mr. Livingstone took office in 2000, he approved a lot of construction projects that had been delayed, even as he began considering the congestion charge.
"The banks this year kept saying, 'It's a good year,' 'We just approved a lot of hiring,' 'The market is clearing up.' " Why shouldn't the graduates of America's élite universities flock to Wall Street again, now that the market is clearing up?
With the lives of the drivers at stake, Big Bill began approving a lot of innovations just to keep the racing safe.
Mr. DeLuca's group sued the planning board after it approved a 28-lot subdivision on a 102-acre property at West Neck Hills, saying it shortcut required environmental reviews the land's primeval woods, swamps and wetlands required.
A lot of guys would've said, basically, 'Yeah.' We wouldn't have approved of a lot of guys even in our community.
And as PAW's faculty meeting reporter for seven or eight years I can say that most of the additions are approved without a lot of discussion because the process is so rigorous.
Kaufman: Yeah, no, I think that, I think because basically they've been getting people approved, like, a lot of that should be done by the SEC and also the commodities future trading.
