Sentence examples for year approved from inspiring English sources

Most of it apparently went to officials from Pasok, which held power from 1993 to 2004, but the New Democracy government elected that year approved a contract worth over €40m for security equipment for the Athens Olympics.Nikos Zagorianos, a prosecutor investigating the Siemens affair, is shortly to go to Germany.

On Monday, the City Council forced administration officials to admit that the mayor did not have the legal authority to withhold the checks because they were part of the budget for this fiscal year, approved by the Council and signed by the mayor.

Although it was less than lobbyists had hoped, it's probably more likely to happen than the sizeable budget increases for next year approved this week by several House and Senate spending panels with jurisdiction over a number of science agencies.

The one-year approved budget to June 30 , 2008 was $1.48 billion.

AMERICAN AID In addition to billions of dollars in military aid, Congress last year approved a five-year, $7.5 billion aid package for schools, hospitals and energy plants.

Second, the U.S. has tried to soften Pakistan's support of extremist militants through enhanced engagement as well as humanitarian, economic and military assistance; indeed, Congress last year approved a five-year, $7.5 billion package of nonmilitary aid, and among the options being discussed by American and Pakistani officials this week is a security pact that would mean billions of dollars more.

An increasing number of European countries have decided to cut off contributions even though the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) last year approved a five-year country partnership programme for Iran that was aimed at providing about $20m (then £14.4m).

Michigan officials last year approved a tax credit worth $70 million over 10 years to keep Nexteer from moving jobs to Europe or China from Saginaw.

The European commission last year approved state aid for the £16bn Hinkley Point plan.

The fire will embarrass Medvedev, who this year approved £400bn of arms spending to 2020.

In Seoul today, banks that assumed most of Samsung's debt last year approved a deal reached with Renault on Friday.