FINALISTS -- Robert L. Pollock of The Wall Street Journal for editorials on the Food and Drug Administration's delay in approval of new cancer drugs; Linda Valdez of The Arizona Republic for editorials on illegal immigrants and on flawed justice-of-the-peace courts.
A delay in approval of an agent with even modest activity can cause substantial loss of potential years of life [ 4].
Senate Democrats know that any delay in approval of the military budget can increase their leverage as they seek concessions on domestic spending.
A case in point was the National Drug Authority NDAA), which was sighted as a common cause of unexplained delays in approval of research involving investigational drugs.
Mr. Kessel said the cable "will bring urgently needed power to Long Island" without the delays of gaining approval for a new power generating station.
Business owners accuse the city of not being aggressive enough in seeking grants that could offset drought-related costs and of delaying approval of building permits.
This ranged from delays in approval of certain sections of the curriculum to small amends taking a great deal of time.
They use some of their wealth to block or delay the approval of generic versions of the medicines that could come in and compete with them".
Safety issues about the use of adjuvants may delay the approval of vaccines which contain them, said Schuchat.
Delays in approval of the action plan and failure to secure all of the requested funds delayed reform implementation.
The emerging agreement on generic drugs would make it more difficult for manufacturers of brand-name medicines to delay federal approval of competing generic products.
