The board has said the question of advance approval is important because arms shipments made without such approval might have violated the law.

There were no story boards and no advance approval by the client.

But states can still require advance approval for certain drugs.

The man insisted that he had received advance approval.

The new procedures allow the use of standard plant designs and provide for advance approval of possible sites.

Unlike other insurance companies, he said, Empire is "notoriously difficult to deal with" when it comes to seeking advance approval for the treatments.

White House officials have indicated that the President did not give advance approval to the first arms sale, in the fall of 1985.

Must the white commissioners get advance approval from Washington for such an obvious end run?

The nature of the flights strongly suggest Iran's advance approval.

Before then, privately financed trips will require advance approval from two-thirds of the ethics panel.