Each year Andersen gave in, certifying the company's annual financial statements as being in conformance with generally accepted accounting principles.
Closer to home, the UK's Green Tourism Business Scheme (GTBS) is leading the way in certifying domestic green accommodation.
The American Medical Association's condemnation resulted in the development of at least one company that specializes in certifying lethal injection protocols and the death of the condemned.
Some U.S.-based banks have closed expats' accounts because of difficulty in certifying that the holders still maintain U.S. addresses, as required by a Patriot Act provision.
He concludes that the delay at Paddington was not a catalogue of errors, but rather down to a 10-hour delay in certifying the safety of new signals.
"We crossed that threshold two years ago in certifying that to the satisfaction of the carmakers," which must contend with any potential legal liability issues beforehand.
If Gov. Bob Holden, a Democrat, takes his time in certifying a Republican victory, Mr. Talent may not make it in time for the session.
An administration official told me that the "Guinness Book of World Records" expressed interest in certifying it as the biggest mass surrender of criminals in history.
For her part, Ms. Chavez blamed a compressed vetting period, caused by the delay in certifying Mr. Bush as president-elect, for the confusion about her answers.
What worries the reformers more than the voided races is the council's delay in certifying the election results and scheduling a final round of voting.
The new building would be built to handle the large steel tanks needed for the explosive "subcritical tests" and "scaled experiments" that are considered helpful in certifying these otherwise untested replacement warheads.
