The president has also introduced a new procedure for their approval: after public consultation on their suitability, the nominees are now grilled by the Senate.

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But the latest procedure, done under the approval of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, shows that the body can trigger the transformation on its own.

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As part of the EU's budgetary procedure , MEPs need to give formal approval to the way in which the budget was spent two years previously.

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Instead of seeking NRC approval for each new reactor design, a costly and uncertain procedure, utilities will have the option of choosing from pre-approved designs.

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She served as the medical monitor of clinical trials of the procedure in the United States, which led to Food and Drug Administration approval.

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