Sentence examples for had approved some from inspiring English sources
The G.A.O. said the department had approved some state plans even when they were piecemeal and lacked such basic things as a method for calculating graduation rates.
While the Bush administration had approved some clandestine military activities far from designated war zones, the new order is intended to make such efforts more systematic and long term, officials said.
When the time came for a review of some of the company's questionable partnerships, Enron's internal whistleblower, Sherron Watkins, a vice president, urged the company's chairman, Kenneth Lay, not to assign the task to Vinson & Elkins, since it had approved some of the very partnerships that needed to be investigated.
On Tuesday, it emerged that the municipality of Jerusalem had approved some 900 homes close to the Jewish settlement of Gilo in east Jerusalem.
At the time, Houlton said that the Department of Homeland Security had approved some "procedural, policy, and regulatory changes" and was working with other agencies "to implement them in the near future".
"When it's sorted out, they will probably have gained some ground and the courts will probably have approved some of the restrictions, if not all of them".
It has approved some important projects, including a reinvention of Haiti's primary education system and a $200 million program for agricultural development.
Mr. Koizumi has so far refused to abandon his program, though he has approved some supplemental spending to stimulate the economy.
Although Ohio voted against it last week, 23 states have approved some form of lawful marijuana use, with six more on the verge.
