"She had no prior approval from the chief of staff, and she had no prior approval from the governor….
The modern robber obtains prior approval from the institution he is fleecing.
Mr. Carbonetti said he had made a mistake by not getting prior approval from the board.
Prior approval from the FCIA is usually required before export credit insurance is granted.
Since then, performance spaces have been reluctant to stage anything without prior approval from the censorship board.
The agency, however, has a longstanding tradition of not venturing forth without prior approval from the governing board.
The night before, Hamas had issued a ban on all demonstrations and public gatherings without prior approval from the authorities.
New rules include barring radio presenters from reading out listeners' text messages on air without prior approval from producers.
Unlike traditional grand jury subpoenas, they do not require prior approval from a court or other judicial entity.
Mr. Weinberger said that the program had received "prior approval" from Investigation Discovery before bringing Mr. Halderman on board.
Some critics said they were most troubled by the fact that the policy permits officials to monitor communications without getting prior approval from a judge.
