1.   The United Nations will approve his request for authorization to use military force to deliver aid.

2.   A similar request was approved three years ago but has never been implemented.

3.   Attorney General John Ashcroft, a death penalty advocate, must approve such requests.

4.   Attorney General Janet Reno has approved the request and forwarded it to the White House, they said.

5.   Belarus authorities told the club that its request had been approved in general and that specific permits would be issued after flight plans were filed.

6.   Boutrous Boutrous-Ghali, the U.N. Secretary General, had the power to approve the request and send in the bombers.

7.   A British high court judge had approved a request by the tobacco companies to take their appeal to the European Union court.

8.   A date of record will be set once the request is approved by the National Securities Commission.

9.   A date of record will then be set after the National Securities Commission approves the request.

10.   A three-judge panel approves most requests to expand his investigation, and Starr provides scant details about how he is spending money.