Approve

approve (verb) - 1. give permission to do something, allow something, 2. to have positive feelings about something

approval (noun)

must win the approval of her parents before marrying her

must obtain approval from local authorities before building

approval ratings
public approval
he sacrificed his public approval rating and stood on his principles

an unfavorable approval rating
new poll showed slippage in his approval rating
President Bush left office with approval ratings as high as 80 percent in Africa

approve of the measures
the harsh measures gained widespread approval

the proposal did not win unqualified approval

obtain approval
obtain approval first
obtain approval first before going ahead with the project

whoop approval
dudes in baseball caps and girls in tight shirts whoop approval while hoisting tall mugs of beer

need approval
receive approval
done without approval

Saul looked on with approval

the reaction was a resounding chorus of approval

seeking approval
awaiting approval
the rationale for approval
withdrawal of approval
not approved in time

approval can take days
approval can take days as requests work their way up a chain of command

a tentative nod of approval
Harper & Row, my longtime publisher, had given me a tentative nod of approval on publishing the book

nodded their collective approval

public approval
Obama has come into office with a huge amount of public approval

convey approval
community members conveyed their approval

the approval process
the approval process has several stages
the first stage of approval
the last stages of approval

getting the project through the approval process
getting the project through the approval process without making waves

FDA approval for a new drug

requires annual approval
discretionary spending outlays that require annual approval

overwhelming approval
whole hearted approval
heartily approve

submit for approval
submit proposed design for approval

approve the scheme

I approve of this!
I very much approve of this!

officially approve
a stamp of approval

formally approve
formally approve her appointment to the board
plan formally approved by shareholders
the committee formally approved the project

subject to approval
the contract is subject to formal approval by the board
prior approval
initial approval
final approval

project approval
approve the project
approve the proposal
approval of the project proposal 

buy goods on approval

seal of approval
the Good Housekeeping Seal of Approval

granted regulatory approval

gain government approval
done with court approval

compliance with a government safety standard to gain government approval of a product or service

Posted by Jon Fernquest at 11:53 AM