The phrase "was previously approved" is correct and can be used in written English.
Example sentence: The project, which was previously approved by the board, is now ready to begin implementation.
The consent and the IRB approval received extend to a lymphoblastoid cell line control that was previously approved by the institute IRB and published [20].
Avelox was previously approved to treat respiratory infections, including chronic bronchitis and pneumonia, and skin infections.
It was previously approved to prevent clots after hip and knee replacement surgeries.
The Senate approach is a bipartisan reform that was previously approved by the judiciary committees of both houses.
"Of course, we are aware that any media outlet needs to be responsible for what it publishes, but this photo was previously approved by the agency, the photographer and your publicist... we used the original that they sent us without applying any kind of retouching.
The study was previously approved by the Ethics Committee of our Institution.
It will replace evaluation tests that were previously approved by the SUNY board of trustees, but which proved to be unpopular and were never implemented.
Xinhua said the "unathorized action," which was staged by the local Ferrari distributor, had not been previously approved by the archaeological authorities.
That increase, announced on Tuesday, is driven by rising fuel costs that have pushed up the price Connecticut Light & Power pays its suppliers, which accounts for 11percentt, but also a 1percentt increase in distribution rates that had been previously approved.
The other new regulation declared that Fannie Mae would not issue loans to people buying into converted condominium buildings in which more than 30 percent of the units remained rent-stabilized, unless the project had been previously approved.
It can be delivered vacant, and the owner has plans that were previously approved to develop the site as a 92-room hotel with a restaurant and a rooftop lounge.
