Sentence examples for approved almost from inspiring English sources

Critics note that the court has approved almost all of the government's surveillance requests.

Foundation representatives said the board approved almost $5 million in initial grants at its October meeting.

In the past year alone, the committee has approved almost 60 new jobs for former ministers.

One Saturday Mr. Jutting, 51, typed an online application at the PeopleFirst.com Web site and was approved almost instantly.

The matter is usually approved almost automatically, but that is not likely to be the case this year.

Comment about the SST--supersonic transport--for which the House of Rep. approved almost 3 million dollars in the transportation budget for fiscal 1971.

It remains unknown how narrowly the secret Fisa court, which approves almost all surveillance requests, will interpret the basic definitions for what the government can now collect.

In fact the opposite is true, councils are approving almost half a million more houses than are being built, and this gap is increasing.

With a budget approved early and a vital election a few months away, the Legislature squeezed in the time to approve almost 700 bills to go to Gov. George Pataki for signing.

The financial pressure on Italy is rising, and despite approving almost $70 billion in spending cuts and tax increases last month, politicians say the country needs to pass new austerity measures as soon as September.

An annual scorecard issued by New York League of Conservation Voters, an environmental group, gives the council a score of 90 out of a possible 100 for approving almost a dozen bills in 2010 and 2011 that promote sustainability.