The phrase "depend on approval" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when discussing a situation where something is contingent upon receiving permission or consent.
Example: "The project timeline will depend on approval from the board of directors."
Alternatives: "rely on authorization" or "be contingent upon consent."
The commitment Brazil has made to increase the surplus in its combined national and local budgets to 3.5percentt of gross domestic product, from 3percentt, will require spending cuts that depend on approval by legislators.
Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, appearing in Washington, said that $570 million of the aid would be made available this year, while the rest would depend on approval by a new administration and a new Congress.
Even in 1996, when Tony Blair announced that the creation of a Scottish parliament would depend on approval in a pre-legislative referendum, some in the SNP suspected that Labour was reverting to unionist type.
"The establishment of the Independent Press Standards Organisation does not depend on approval of a royal charter, as the prime minister made clear to parliament on March 18: 'The royal charter does not set up a self-regulator; that is for the press to do'," it said in a statement.
The changes in funding will depend on approval by the police and crime panel for the Thames Valley made up of representatives from councils across the area.
Birdstriking's new album, although completed, won't be released for a long time and the Indian Summer cover's inclusion will depend on approval from Beat Happening.
The deal depends on approval by shareholders, the Pentagon and the Justice Department.
The agreement, which depends on approval by a federal judge, calls for the use of air scrubbers to remove the sulfur dioxide and catalytic converters to reduce nitrogen oxide.
Before admission to the UN – which depends on approval of the general assembly and the security council – the new state will need recognition from the rest of the world.
It depends on approval of a $900m federal-loan guarantee and resolving the problem of a $3.1 billion gap in its pension fund.AMR's fourth-quarter loss of $529m contributed to the biggest ever annual loss in airline history.
The plan depends on approval by Parliament, which is expected in December, and is aimed at realigning the German Army to better reflect the nation's post-cold war needs.
