Second, the threshold for approval should be 75%.
Still, the directors remain pessimistic because of the tough threshold for approval of Mr. Dell's deal.
However, the upper threshold for approval for NHS use is £30,000 per year of good-quality life or £50,000 for a drug given towards the end of life.
While the officials said there was no specific threshold for approval by the bondholders, a person briefed on the matter said that G.M. was seeking support from investors holding about 50percentt of G.M.'s $27 billion in bond debt.
The judge, known for his maverick ways, said the settlement amount was paltry, but he said the deal, the second one the S.E.C. proposed, had met his minimum threshold for approval.
The Dell board has also been criticized by Mr. Icahn and others for changing the record date for the shareholder vote and lowering the threshold of approval for the deal in exchange for Mr. Dell's latest price increase.
The plan would also increase the threshold needed for approval to 75 percent from 50 percent.
In Florida, a majority of voters backed a measure legalizing medical marijuana, but that wasn't enough to pass it – the "yes vote" came just short of the 60% threshold needed for approval.
The Food and Drug Administration approved Genentech's best-selling drug, Avastin, as a treatment for breast cancer, in a decision that appeared to lower the threshold somewhat for approval of certain cancer drugs.
Treasury has not indicated what the threshold is for approval.
Tetracycline analogues are currently on the threshold of approval as anti-MMP agents for the treatment of periodontitis, which is another extracellular matrix destructive disease, and this indication could eventually be extended to OA and RA.
