The phrase "approved in three" is not standard and may cause confusion in written English.
It could be used in contexts where a decision or approval is expected to be finalized or communicated within three units of time, such as days or weeks.
Example: "The proposal was approved in three, allowing us to move forward with the project without delay."
Alternatives: "approved within three" or "approved in three days".
Mr Chávez said this week that he would withdraw Venezuela's application unless it was approved in three months.
That suggests the president could for the first time put in writing the elements of a health care plan, drawing from the common pieces of measures approved in three House committees and the Senate committee formerly headed by the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Democrat of Massachusetts, in an attempt to spur Congressional action.
"We thought that the development should be an extension of Weehawken". The final plan, approved in three phases, provided for a total of 2,202,316 square feet of office space, 99,324 square feet of retail and restaurant space, 322 rooms in two hotels, a 250-slip marina and 300 housing units.
So he tried again at North Chicago Community Bank, a division of Lake Forest Bank and Trust, and, sure enough, he was approved in three days.
With signs emerging earlier this month that Israel was running out of patience, Brazilian media compared the treatment of Dayan to the recent nomination of Argentina's new ambassador to Brazil that was approved in three days.
Changes in state drug laws were approved in five states.
Last summer, a redistricting plan for North Carolina was approved in two weeks.
W.U.S.A franchises have been approved in eight cities: Atlanta, Boston, New York, Philadelphia, Orlando-Tampa, San Diego, San Francisco and Washington.
It has been implemented in 10 states and approved in five more.
Arizona's minimum-wage increase was the first progressive ballot initiative voters approved in two decades.
To authorize a constitutional amendment in Indiana, a measure must be approved in two consecutive legislative sessions before being placed on a statewide ballot.
