In the same fashion, drug discovery is facing an even less rewarding reality as few originally promising products eventually pass the standards demanded for approval after long clinical trials.
The governor worked behind the scenes to win Mr. Maldonado's vote and backed his demand for legislative approval for the amendment to make California political primaries open and nonpartisan.
It took more than five years for Ephron and Bernstein to negotiate the terms of their divorce, and for about half that time the central issue was Bernstein's demand for script approval on "Heartburn," in which he was played by Jack Nicholson.
The need for approval was waived.
"I've never been impressed by somebody who came in with a crocodile bag, you know?" Of the many film stars and celebrities he has photographed, from Charlotte Rampling to Keith Richards, I wonder how he manages to circumvent the publicists' ever-increasing demands for picture approval and retouching, or the agents who say he can only have half an hour with the talent.
Jaffe said in the interview that she was forced to process more applications than she could handle, to work long weekends and take short lunches, and was berated when she didn't respond quickly to demands for bonus approvals from California Guard units around the state — even when they didn't submit the proper paperwork.
Many expected him to demand Western approval for Russia's antiterrorist war in Chechnya, and a slowdown of NATO's plans to expand to include the Baltic states, as the price for his support for the war against Osama bin Laden and his kind.
Congressional Republicans have demanded spending cuts in exchange for approval to raise the federal borrowing limit.
In response to patient demand, the approval process for new treatments of advanced cancers is shortening [ 14, 15].
But she faults what she suggests is Mr. Cappelli's cavalier way with the rules of development, accusing him of repeatedly ratcheting up his demands or asking for approvals after building has begun.
