Sentence examples for position to approve from inspiring English sources

However, the relatively unknown Albeck, who had been with UA for almost 30 years, was suddenly in a position to approve or reject projects.

From 2004 to 2012, Mr. Costa was Petrobras's director of supply, a job that put him in the ideal position to approve major contracts.

The situation created a potential conflict of interest, prosecutors contended, because Mr. Belnick personally benefited from reaching a settlement and also was in a position to approve it as Tyco's general counsel.

"Should the test results remain supportive," Gina McCarthy, assistant administrator of the EPA said to General Wesley Clark, co-chairman of Growth Energy, "and provide the necessary basis, we would be in a position to approve E15 for 2001 and newer vehicles".

Such bodies may not be in a position to approve the decision to publish raw data, but they could provide a valuable opinion.

They're in a position philosophically to approve a grant of rights for a six-year period upon seeking the approval of their various governance boards".

If passed, the immigration minister will have to be satisfied that "a suitably qualified and experienced Australian citizen or Australian permanent resident is not readily available to fill the nominated position" prior to approving a nomination for a 457 position (the bill also provides for exemptions in relation to major disasters, international trade obligations and highly skilled occupations).

Unfortunately we underestimated the length of time that it would take for the nurse specialist position to be approved and filled, with the result that the organisational support for the first group was compromised.

In the end, 17 members endorsed that split position, while five voted to approve the recommendations without endorsing Fitz's view, and one voted against the report.

By the time Bill Clinton arrived in Washington, the number of senior positions for the Senate to approve had swelled to 786, and it took an average of nine months to get an appointee approved or rejected.

Many countries are revising their positions and have started to approve studies to test the physiological and therapeutic effects of hallucinogens.