Sentence examples for approved closing from inspiring English sources

In a state referendum in 2000, 70 percent of voters approved closing the notorious gun-show loophole that permitted unrestricted gun sales beyond the reach of state registration.

PHILADELPHIA — Officials on Thursday night approved closing 23 public schools, about 10 percent of the city's total, largely backing a plan by the school district to erase a huge budget deficit and reduce the number of underused schools.

That left a steep disparity between his emotionally charged rhetoric and the low-keyed sanctions he eventually approved: closing two offices of Aeroflot, the Soviet airline; annuling a minor transportation agreement; suspending talks on consular and cultural exchanges.

In May, the Chicago Board of Education approved closing 50 schools, including about 10percentt of all elementary schools - in the largest mass school closing in U.S. history.

In other action, the council approved closing a police substation, reductions in lifeguard services, cuts to downtown police patrols and helicopter flight time and axing the Fire Department's summer ambulance service — all in an effort to fill a $3 million budget gap.

"It's clear that the votes indicate that in two relatively pro-gun states, a very large percentage of voters approve closing the gun-show loophole," said Michael Barnes, president of Handgun Control Inc., a private organization that works for gun-control laws.

The study showed that the treatments most likely to be flagged for safety concerns were those granted clearance under the agency's accelerated approval program, as well as medications for mental illnesses and those approved close to the deadline that had been set for the review.

The United States has approved close to $500 million compensation for the use of the military bases for 1990 and 1991.

'On campus employment' is work that is paid for directly by the University of Chicago or an approved, close educational affiliate (explained below).

The agency, however, has so far approved close to $160 million in research grants, thanks to a $150 million loan from the state and $45 million generated by Klein from the sale of "bond anticipation notes".

Palestinian lands continue to be confiscated, Jews-only settlements continue to be built (Ehud Barak, the Israeli minister of defense, just approved close to 300 housing units in the settlement of Ariel) and the security wall strangulates the Palestinians.