On November 23, 2006, the law requiring the approval of the authorities for public gatherings was ruled unconstitutional.

The tough part was getting the approval of the Indian authorities.

It is not approved simply by the individual monastery, but requires the approval of the ecclesiastical authorities.

To be elected to such a position, the approval of both the British authorities and the local ecclesiastical hierarchy was needed.

The report added that it was not clear whether the plan had the approval of the German and Hungarian authorities.

Nuclear power projects have always required the approval of the local authorities, but the procedure was a formality entailing no public discussion.

This decision cost the companies involved an estimated $50,000, who were described as "very foolish" for not seeking the approval of the local authorities beforehand.

Many Jewish women were imprisoned and beaten with the approval of the authorities.

In 1735, interracial marriages without the approval of the authorities were prohibited in Louisiana.

The proclamation had the approval of the Spanish authorities.