After all, they argue, the cable companies had to win the approval of 33, 000 franchise boards in order to peddle their wares.
The banks also need to win the approval of two powerful insurance companies, with Italy's Assicurazioni Generali owning a stake in Commerzbank.
Again this is something which might win the approval of Mr Blunkett, but head teacher, Michel Dombron believes French children may be being pushed too far.
Unless the Obama administration is more sympathetic than its predecessor, GM must win the approval of its stakeholders by March 31st or be forced into repayment of the loans and certain bankruptcy.
The bill is expected to win parliamentary approval by the end of next year, with construction due to get under way in 2011.
Fleischer also defended Rove's use of the word "war" when talking about the fight to win congressional approval for a permanent repeal of the estate tax.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's approval of AstraZeneca 's Iressa is a win for the company, cancer patients and other drugmakers seeking fast approval of promising new treatments.
It plans to win approval from the Department of Justice (DoJ) first whose antitrust lawsuit is pending hearing in February next year before re-attempting FCC clearance for the merger.
Perhaps the need to win the Federal Reserve's approval of another, bigger, merger between Travelers and Citicorp revived Mr Weill's natural caution.
Nevertheless, one last-minute change may ensure the constitution's approval and perhaps even win it some of the popular legitimacy it has so far lacked.
As part of the effort, U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry hopes to win Israeli approval for Palestinian economic projects in the West Bank.
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Democratic leaders believe it will get more than 50 votes -- so they will be able to claim it won a majority in the chamber -- but will fall short of the 60 it would need to win Senate approval.
In the Diet session that ended on Wednesday he managed to win approval for only one-and-a-half of the four big initiatives he hoped to pass.
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Several manufacturers expect their pacemaker devices to win marketing approval for heart failure patients by the end of the year.
Mr Lee's struggle to win approval for the FTA in what is one of the most trade-dependent nations on earth foreshadows political problems that are almost bound to arise elsewhere during attempts to enlarge the TPP.
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Since 1995, when he was one of the first of the new breed of modernising Socialists to win a general election, he has won general approval for his conciliatory, compassionate style.
Industry would also welcome any law that would make it easier to win approval for construction of marine terminals for the import of liquefied natural gas.
In coming months, lorcaserin is the first of three experimental dieting drugs trying to win approval for a second time.
Hailed several years ago as a breakthrough immunotherapy for prostate cancer, its Provenge vaccine seemed likely to win FDA approval five years ago until an unusual turn of events prompted the agency to issue a delay.
But Kennedy says he is optimistic that Democrats will win both houses of Congress in this fall's election, making approval of the tax extension more likely.
Mr. Najib's election win buoyed financial markets, and the prime minister viewed their response as a stamp of approval for the direction he is trying to take the country.
The House and Senate bills are "probably 75 percent compatible, " Pelosi said, adding that a final merged bill could win approval from both chambers before Christmas if the Senate completes its work by the end of next week and a conference committee can meet over the weekend of December 19-20.
America, they say, would consult other members of the Security Council, but would not feel it necessary to win their approval.
Despite the agreement forged by Manchin and Toomey, both rated as strong supporters of gun rights by the NRA, the prospects for significant gun legislation to win congressional approval remained uncertain.
The man they had hoped would win back the seat for them is the governor of Illinois, Jim Edgar, who got a 68% approval rating in the same Chicago Tribune poll.
Washington (CNN) -- A compromise proposal to expand background checks on gun sales lacks enough support to win Senate approval now, which will likely delay a vote on the measure that has strong public support, one of the sponsors told CNN on Monday.
Aventis, the only big drug firm claiming to have a new class of antibiotic that's likely to win approval soon, is still held up after a two-year regulatory delay.
To win NASA's approval, Tito had to sign an agreement that he would not wander through American segments of the station without an escort.
The move addresses a major concern of the Hispanic community and mimics some of the provisions of a Democratic proposal called the DREAM Act that has failed to win enough Republican support to gain congressional approval.
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