The phrase "approved the issue" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where a decision has been made to accept or authorize a particular matter or problem.
Example: "The committee reviewed the proposal and approved the issue for further discussion in the next meeting."
Alternatives: "authorized the matter" or "sanctioned the topic".
Voters approved the issue 63percentto37percentcent.
"By and large, where there are crops grown, and where G.M. materials are approved, the issue is with us," said Dean Oestreich, a vice president at Pioneer Hi-Bred, the world's largest seed company.
On Thursday the city's public works department will appeal the Minneapolis Heritage Preservation Commission's recent denial of a demolition permit, and if the permit is approved, the issue will be voted on by the City Council on May 25.
Once the new European structure has been approved, the issue of television rights will be addressed.
In a bid to appease investors, company's board recently approved the issue of bonus shares.
"They're still below investment grade, but the upgrade takes them out of the junk category," says Gary Kleiman, an emerging-markets analyst, who notes that Vietnam has also approved the issue of an expected $500 million in U.S. dollar-denominated bonds.
Also yesterday, the board approved the issuing of a request for proposals for the Second Avenue subway.
Since Castro approved the issuing of licenses to private business owners in 2010, some three hundred thousand Cubans have obtained them.
This is how, last year, the state approved the issuing of a whopping $43 billion in bonds for infrastructure.
China Mobile jumped 1.60 Hong Kong dollars (21 cents), or 2.1%, to 77.80 Hong Kong dollars ($10.04) on news that Beijing had approved the issuing of 3G mobile phone licensing, though it has yet to issue the winners of 3G licenses or timetable of awards, according to TradeTheNews.com.
