Pre-approval was automatic because regardless of the borrower profile presented, a mortgage product could be found.

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At previous French insistence, such sanctions will not be automatic but subject to the approval of a majority of governments.

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But final approval for the 787 also was contingent on Boeing, among other things, designing an automatic system able to disconnect the batteries from the plane's electrical grid in case of unexpected problems.

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