Sentence examples for approved to extend from inspiring English sources

Mr. Weinmann said that the airline had been approved to extend flights to the China-to-Japan corridor and that he planned to add routes to other countries.

The last time rent laws were set to expire, in 2003, the Senate approved legislation to extend but weaken the laws and then immediately adjourned for the year.

The BBC Trust has approved plans to extend the hours of the corporation's children's channel to 9pm – it currently stops broadcasting at 7pm – in a move that has divided audience opinion.

But on Wednesday night, Congress approved legislation to extend the closing deadline until Sept. 30, meaning that buyers now have an extra three months to complete their purchases and therefore qualify for up to $8,000 in federal tax credits.

And even if the Senate approved legislation to extend the benefits, the Republican-controlled House of Representatives would still have to also vote on the bill before it could go to Obama to be signed into law.

ON Thursday, the Rhode Island House of Representatives is expected to approve legislation to extend the right to marry to all Rhode Islanders, regardless of sexual orientation.

The White House said President Bush would sign legislation approved by Congress to extend the ban for seven more years.

While the Judiciary Committee approved a bill to extend his term, the critics, led by Mr. Coburn, continued to object.

While the regional center program is slated to end on Sept. 30, the Senate approved a bill to extend it for three years.

Prosecutors said Mr. Ganim also used city funds to buy himself a $1 million life insurance policy, and approved a plan to extend the city's sewer lines to his newly built house in the city's affluent Black Rock section.

At the University of Houston, which has received nearly $7 million in grants from the cancer research institute, the student government recently approved a resolution to extend a prohibition on smoking within 15 feet of facilities to 25 feet.